Exercise our thinking muscles

At a time when you can Google just about everything, it’s easy to forget to think for yourself. Dutch philosopher Minke Tromp encourages us to exercise our thinking muscles a bit more. 

How do you see the times we live in? 

“Today we are expected to be so driven and result-oriented that we forget to stop and think now and then. I call it the ‘succes paradox’: The more succes you have, the less space you have to reflect, and the more trapped you become in your own ambition. But reflection actually becomes even more important when you’re succesful at what you do.

This applies to the work people do in organizations, but also to their private lives. We’re hardly able to tell the difference anymore between the good feeling you get when you’re doing well and the adrenaline boost that just keeps you going, actually hollowing yourself out from the inside without even being aware of it.”