Is the process fun?

A serious approach to an endeavor doesn’t indicate a successful outcome, whereas, a lighthearted approach does, regardless of outcome, guarantee a positive process.

I jotted that down during an intense meeting about nothing. The air was really heavy and everyone was into making their point. Outside of that, there was no real value being produced.

Sitting there, I thought, “what if we paused and acknowledged that we obviously don’t care about a successful outcome”? Would everyone still be serious or would they lighten up a bit?

Because if we all decided to have fun in the making, even if we didn’t get anything done, guess what? We still had fun!

The Golden Rule

What's the Golden Rule and how does it apply to real life? That's how I started down this road and ended up at the Golden Ratio.

Turns out the Rule is "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." A classic quote and philosophy found in almost every religion.

The Ratio, described in the picture above, appears geometrically in nature, music, architecture, art, and places you don't expect, like your face. It throws you for a curve just thinking about it, but look at any straight edge in front of you (a coffee table perhaps?) and start breaking it down with your hands the way the picture describes.

The idea has been around for centuries! Fascinating stuff.