I am intrigued by fast decision makers. Intrigued when they actually present [consistently] great decisions. These people are rare. More often I find myself skeptical. And irritated. Immediately.
And frightened. I am quite a careful decision maker, quite deliberate in my actions and responses. To a fault. But on the other end of the spectrum are those fast talkers/movers/shakers who know the answer before the question has been asked.
And often, the question is not where they begin.
And these people get the first word. Ah, you say, but think of the tortoise, think of the hare. Its only important who gets the last word. Right?
Not so much. The first word can be a total fallacy but it laid the foundation for anything that came next. It takes time and energy to curb the momentum of public opinion once it gets rolling. And if we have to begin our platforms from these stances... well, its possible that we begin light years away from our mark. Relatively speaking. And dependent on your mark, of course.
And this is the state of our politics. Get the first word, make it fast and furious, and you've set the stage. Take the time to deliberate and question and develop your reasoning and you've already lost the race. Because it is a race. And the tortoise has a long life but man, we know how bunnies can breed.
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