Drafty Thoughts

Doing the heavy work out in front

Have you ever watch a cycling event? Those guys race for hours across the countryside, but the real work happens in the front.

Perhaps that’s a bit harsh. Everyone is working the whole time, but every competitor recognizes that it’s easier to follow than it is to lead.

And so drafting shapes the way they approach the race, it’s built into every strategy as an attack or a defense. They visualize, train in, and work through the ways air slows them down and how when one individual parts the air, the others can also slip through it easier.

But consider drafting when you’re thinking…
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Thought resistance

What about barriers to thinking… What are they made of? And how is it that people work through them?

Often times there’s a lone thinker that makes incredible headway on his or her own. How are they able to make such progress? We look at the effort, the drive, and the results – and marvel.

But more often it seems, there are two or more that work together – either in cooperation, or competition. One pushes forward with skill and effort only to get passed up along the way as another takes similar ideas and extends them in a new direction.

Parting the air

It’s as if thoughts behaved just like air – and act as a barrier to swift motion. And just the same way, one can push against this barrier, and fight for progress.

But when two or more work in the same field at the same time, the first opens the way for those that follow.

And progress comes faster for all.

Taking your turn

And just like the elite cyclists, everyone in the group is expected to take a turn at the front, pushing the envelope.

Working together to speed along faster and farther.

So there you have it – a new concept: thought drafting.