17 Problems With Linear Thinking

17 problems with linear thinking.

Linear thinking is the norm: we need to focus and go from A to B. This is what we do, learn and see around us. But is this the best way to move forward in the world today??

17 problems with linear thinking, lined up in a linear way, created in my way of thinking. Here they are:?

1) There is no room for something else.?

?You’re stuck in the linear focus, there is no space for anything else.?

2) Not everything is visible.?

Imagine going from a straight line towards your goal, the pathway is clear. But are you seeing all the things around you that will encourage you to make adjustments?

3) People can feel misunderstood.?

What if you don’t conform to that linear way of thinking? What if you are choosing to take a different path? The linear thinkers will not understand you.

4) Easy access to discrimination.?

Not understanding is one of the biggest pitfalls in discrimination, not being open to other options will create the perfect circumstances to judge and discriminate.

5) It kills creativity.

Creativity is outside-of-the-box thinking, combining unusual elements to create new solutions or inspiration to think differently.?

6) Ignores opportunities.

When a great opportunity knocks on our door, it always comes unexpectedly, out of the blue, from an unexpected corner. What if there is no room to see other angles?

7) You hire the wrong person.

With inaccurate assumptions, you might hire the wrong person. Maybe an excellent match on paper. But in real life, more elements are in place that can make someone the perfect fit.?

8) It’s the easy way out.?

It’s more manageable to do things in line with your planning. Those are the items you have been preparing yourself to do. Boy, do you miss a lot!

9) Fear loves it.?

The unknown is the fuel for fear. And just going from A to B seems like a solution.?

10) It can destroy success.?

When you have achieved your destination, what else is there? What else can you see when you are at your finish line, it all stops at Z. Or do you need to continue with creativity and innovation?

11) It limits possibilities.

If plan B is the only follow-up for Plan A, what other possibilities are there?

12) Everything is just right or wrong.?

What if you open up to possibilities outside of the scope of right or wrong? Try "maybe" before "yes" or "no", it creates so much more options.?

13) Lack of personal growth.?

You are where you need to be, totally as planned. So why would you develop yourself? You followed your path, right?

14) The world is not linear.

We live in a dynamic, constantly changing, and adapting world. It can be difficult sometimes, right?

15) It slows down the process.?

“First we need to get the data, then we do the work.”?Or should we just do it? We understand now so well we need to adjust and adapt, always.?

16) Safe is not always good.

We learn by mistakes. It is a good thing to create space to make mistakes. It will bring us to places we thought we would never see.

17) We are missing connections.

Some secondary elements can change everything in a good way. Instant success has no formula.?

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