{"id":18584,"date":"2021-11-07T06:44:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-07T13:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=18584"},"modified":"2021-11-07T06:44:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T13:44:00","slug":"overnight-news-meta-praxes-the-secret-to-doing-better-is-doing-better-at-doing-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/18584\/overnight-news-meta-praxes-the-secret-to-doing-better-is-doing-better-at-doing-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Overnight news: Meta-praxes: The secret to doing better is doing better at doing\u00a0better."},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cKnowledge is knowing that a dog will chase a tennis ball when you throw it. Wisdom is knowing not to throw a second ball until he brings back the first\u00a0one.\u201d<\/p><\/div>Every time we move, our network topology gets simpler. By now, we’re wireless for everything except for two network drives hardwired into the cable modem\/router.<\/p>\n

Those live in the living room, since that’s where the wiring is, in a tiny cabinet of their own. The modem and the drives continuously flash pointlessly, of course, so we’re thinking of festooning their housing with flashing Christmas lights \u2013 like a little hi-tech hearth.<\/p>\n

What’s radically simpler this time is the power. I have been accumulating all sorts of multi-pronged outlets since before I could drive. I don’t need watts or amps, but I always<\/em> need more outlets than are available. That need has transmuted over the years, too: On my desk right now there is a power strip charging seven USB devices and three camera batteries. We did everything here with power strips; greater flexibility and better line-protection \u2013 I hope.<\/p>\n

Perhaps I am too much talking to myself, but I think rethinking is fundamental to the praxis of praxes: If you truly aim to get better at the things you do, you have to admit it when you have been wrong \u2013 and then re-do everything you did<\/em> wrong.<\/p>\n

That last bit is the hard part: It’s hard enough getting things almost right. What’s the benefit of undoing everything, then redoing it better?<\/p>\n

My answer would be: In order to have done everything better.<\/p>\n

I amaze Cathleen whenever there is massive work to be done, because I am unabashedly amazing at daunting tasks. But I astound her most, I think, when I scowl at some huge job I’ve just finished \u2013 then proceed to rebuild it all over somewhere else instead.<\/p>\n

Everything gets a little better every time you think something all the way through \u2013 if you act on your thinking. We are long since done moving in, but I am only just now getting to the place where I’ve stopped rebuilding things.<\/p>\n

In other news:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

RedState.com:<\/strong> The <\/a>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cKnowledge is knowing that a dog will chase a tennis ball when you throw it. Wisdom is knowing not to throw a second ball until he brings back the first\u00a0one.\u201dEvery time we move, our network topology gets simpler. By now, we’re wireless for everything except for two network drives hardwired into the cable modem\/router. 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