# Start by Questioning Truth and Reality By:: [[Brian Heath]] 2023-11-03 As one rises through the ranks of management and organizational power, one is prone to think they have it all figured out (e.g., survivorship bias). What worked before will work now. After all, one got to this position for a reason. So, when one encounters something unexpected that doesn't work out as anticipated, how does one react? The answer to this question depends entirely upon one's level of self-development. If one has the mindset of a high schooler, one will lash out irrationally. One believes in fairness, entitlements, absolutes, and meritocracy, and one thinks they have it all figured out because they know just enough. If things don't go one's way and one has climbed the ladder successfully, the world must be wrong and people are scheming against them. Very rarely does a high schooler see their role in the system; instead, they blame others. How many managers has one encountered who act this way? So, what does a more developed human look like? They acknowledge their limitations and lack of knowledge. They have more questions than answers. They understand the game and choose how they want to play it. They are comfortable operating in paradoxes. They acknowledge the human condition as experienced by individuals. So, how does one develop? By choosing to live an intentionally examined life in pursuit of meaning and solidarity. This is incredibly easy and overwhelmingly hard. Very few venture here, but the first step is accepting that reality and truth may not exist. Then, one is free to discover something true about themselves and the reality of the universe. #### Related Items [[Management]] [[Development]] [[The Human Condition]] [[Truth]] [[Reality]] [[Life]] [[Meaning]] [[Solidarity]]