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September 19, 2017 at 10:10 am #169341
PearceHawk
ParticipantKevin, Kevin, Kevin, my friend it’s good to see you my friend. As usual a fascinating post for I have never heard of Descartes Square. It seems to me that this is indeed a viable tool for decision making. Having no knowledge of this, on the surface it seems to have it’s limitations in that it is more useful in the corporate world. This is not to say it has limited or no value in our personal lives. For example, with me not being a part of the corporate world in any way, I think that the “higher ups” on the corporate world have an advantage in that they have more time to utilize this practice. They have more time to ask/ponder these questions in the corporate milieu such as the many meetings they attend. On a personal level I think it has great value when we consider “things” that we can afford to take the time to think about. Things such as taking time for a vacation, buying/selling a house, buying a cell phone for our teenagers. NOOOOOOOOOOO! But again on a personal level I think it has limited utility when it comes to a fire fight at home, that “spirited debate”, aka the fights all relationships have. I don’t think we have the time, or take advantage of the time available to us, to go through Descartes Square when engage in that all too familiar spousal fight. I prefer the term spirited debate.
I would like to offer one other option that since I have now discovered Descartes Square. I call it Pearce Hawk’s Pentagon. In this scenario, unlike the square, this is a pentagon where when the issue at hand concerns a serious problem that affects me directly, there is one question I would add that makes it a pentagon. The question being, what is my contribution to the problem. Adding that can, I believe, enhance the questions in Descartes’ Square.
I can assure you that I am going to include in my agenda today to get more familiar with Descartes Square since I think it can be something valuable I can add to my madness in looking at things differently.
Good to see you again, my friend. Looking forward to what you think as always.
Pearce
September 20, 2017 at 2:05 pm #169601Kevin Mahoney
ParticipantGlad you are back. I hope your travels went well and your time was productive…..
As far as the DS it is interesting that many people who are focussed on growth have not heard of it. I went back and saw that kanedr mentioned it to me on a post months ago. I am glad he did because I have found it very helpful as I am currently going through the home buying process.
As you said, it fits well in that type if situation. Like advice from an older relative that is valuable. It might not fit every situation but with the “big ones” it works well.
Again, glad you are back online.
September 21, 2017 at 1:33 pm #169703PearceHawk
ParticipantKevin it’s good to see you back as well. My trip was beyond amazing. What I experienced is something that I wish everyone would experience. How exciting, the home buying experience. The you get it you should have the obligatory new home move in gathering. Of course you don’t have to be there. Got ya covered. Scary image, huh? Please keep all your posts coming. I enjoy them.
Pearce
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