How to Get Unstuck by Being Stuck

Looking at blogs using the full-with option in the Thesis Theme, something serendipitous happened.  This post on “unstuckness” popped up.  It has all the cool stuff -

• A little zen (and the art of motorcycle maintenance)
• A little philosophy on being stuck
• A little philosophy on getting unstuck.
• And, of course, a little Zen.

Just when my little old brain was feeling horrible stuck to this damn chair. Check out the post from the Firke Files, a blog by an independedn school administrator.

Here is a little taste of it -

Pirsig is not being mystical. He sees being stuck as an essential step to understanding the true nature of what you are trying to do. Going back to the example of the stuck screw on his motorcycle, the condition of its being stuck allows him to understand the screw not just as an inexpensive piece of hardware but also in terms of its form and function. And it is only when he has this deeper understanding of the nature of the screw that the possibilities become apparent: he can use
penetrating solvent to loosen the screw, or get a screw extractor, or drill it out, or use a torch to burn it out. Or he could think of something new that beats all the rest.

So, I will be going to get unstuck for a little while; talk soon.

Mike

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