Monday, 12 January 2015

More time for thinking

I was watching SpongeBob SquarePants the other day and a great line came out of Patrick; the dimwitted starfish. When asking what he most wanted in the world he replied; ‘More time for thinking’. What a stroke of genius. How many social situations can you think of that things would have turned out for the better if you had a bit more time for thinking? It’s like you need a personal pause button to consider all the options before making the best decision. But you’ve always got that other person in front of you waiting for an answer. Where to go for dinner? What are the places you can visit on the way to dinner to cross off items on your own personal to-do list? How will the other person react? And yet, that pause will really make the other person think that you’re the dim-witted one if you don’t include them in the thought process. ‘More time for thinking’? Best response ever.

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