Physical Laziness is easy to recognize, but intellectual laziness tends to be harder to spot and much easier to disguise with randomness and rationalizations it presents. Higher the advancement of human mind and technology, higher is the chance of getting bit by Intellectual Laziness! What a paradox!
In current shrinking boundaries of business, continuously evolving relationship in the social-media world and ever changing economy, hard work is not enough to be successful to survive. Constant scanning of the world around for new opportunities & threats is an essential part of survival.
If you’re not evolving yourself and your business continuously, then you are surely bringing it down without much of a choice. Smart people and businesses keep pace with what is happening around them in their own market and beyond!
In the business world, markets and trends that seem to be unconnected to us and our businesses happen to provide good ideas and best practices that will help us from being poached away with no consent.
Standing still thinking that you are in a safe zone and your business is only poised to grow means that you soon outdate yourself and be paved away with no sign of existence.
Looking beyond own business area for learning and opportunities is quite easy in the connected world. Learning how other trades and businesses are innovating across people, product, technology and business models helps build your own self-healing, self-sustaining entity…
Getting rid of intellectual laziness is important first step for today, as ever.
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