Unsolicited “I’m doing X” Sentences Are Suspect
For quite some time I have been subconciously tuning out when conversations begin with “I’m doing X” or “I’ve started this new routine.” I just recently figured this out.
When conversations begin in such declaritive fashion, they tend to be bullshit. Telling someone about your new strategy for diet or productivity is great for public accountability and goal setting, but I’ve never learned anything new from these types of conversations.
More productive conversatiosn usually ensue when visual results prompt a question. “Woah, looks like you’ve lost a lot of weight. What have you been doing?” Or, “I heard some people talking about / linking to your work. How’s that going?”
Results driven conversations are so much more fun.
[hypocritical update]: I’m doing this new thing where I’m going to do more and talk less about what I’m about to do ;). Call me on it next time I don’t lead with results, si vous ples.
