Day Seven. Be Relevant: Stick to the Point
When thinking is relevant, it is focused on the main task at hand. It selects what is germane, pertinent, and related. It is on the alert for everything that connects to the issue. It sets aside what is immaterial, inappropriate, extraneous, or beside the point. That which directly bears upon (helps solve) the problem you are trying to solve is relevant to the problem. When thinking drifts away from what is relevant, it needs to be brought back to what truly makes a difference. Undisciplined thinking is often guided by associations (“this reminds me of that, that reminds me of this other thing”) rather than what is logically connected (“if a and b are true, c must also be true”). Disciplined thinking ...
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