Worth Reading – If You’re a Deep Thinker, You Might Not Be a Quick Thinker

I feel attacked.

When you remember what to say AFTER the conversation ends…

https://www.yearofmentalhealth.com/p/if-youre-a-deep-thinker-you-might

OK, I’m kidding about feeling attacked, a little. Truth be told, however, I have lost count of the number of meetings where I was asked for a reaction, my thoughts, and if I had any questions, etc., and thought of a few more after leaving the meeting.

I’m not alone in that. I like to think I am pretty good at thinking on my feet, but I know I’m much better at being a deep thinker. The workplace, however, doesn’t always reward that. So, many of us learn how to pretend at least to be quick on our feet.

Of course, in the ever-growing culture of meetings in the workplace, it’s usually the quick thinkers and the loud talkers who get all the attention. Ask yourself, though, if there are members of your team who don’t speak up in the meeting and may have some great ideas once they have time to process the new information outside of the meeting. Do they have a place to share that? Or have you already moved on to whatever the quick thinkers have already decided? You could be missing out.

Making room for both quick and deep thinkers will yield the best ideas and results. Is your workplace a space where deep thinkers can take time and come back to ideas and discussions? If not, there’s some valuable insight that isn’t being shared with you.

That’s a shame.

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