Mark to Andre: So, how does one switch from SOM to Quality thinking? ?What does one practice?
Andre: Getting into to the Quality mode of thinking is a bit tricky and there are no hard and fast rules to this. Some suggestions: Read ZMM, I like the section where Pirsig talks about 'gumption traps' and LILA, where Pirsig specifically talks about how to experience static PoV's. Do some meditating...slow down your thinking...try to stop them.Marsha suggested to me once to just do it for say 10 mins am and 10 mins pm. Good advice! Very interesting what happens after you get a routine going. I drove myself crazy questioning myself why I did particular things (as in the example I gave you) and in the end I gave up but as this process continued for awhile you tune-in yourself about Quality. When I read a paper or watch TV (not here in China, I don't have these) I look for and listen to the values that are presented, in what way and the basis upon which these values rest, the assumptions that are made. Participate in this forum, talk to family, friends and colleagues. There are other ways but you'll have to find your own. Of course the nicest one will come in your flyer since you asked: 'Say I were to go out to spread the word about Quality. ?What kind of flyer would I provide as a brief description?' I really like this one, it sums it up nicely and I place it in the context of: 'if you want to do what is reasonable, keep following those static patterns, if you want to do good then follow DQ'. (Pirsig, AHP tapes). Your flyer could read some thing like this: Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"... Hunter S Thompson Mark: Don't worry, this is not my plan. Andre: I have found dynamic people very infectious. There is something irrisistable about them.The (lack of) patterns becomes addictive. Stick to DQ/SQ! For what it is woth. Andre Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
