Comments on: The Neutral Fallacy: There is No Sideways in Life http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-neutral-fallacy-there-is-no-sideways-in-life/ Innovation, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Personal Development Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:29:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Why Should You Give a Damn? | The Confidence Guy http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-neutral-fallacy-there-is-no-sideways-in-life/#comment-24276 Why Should You Give a Damn? | The Confidence Guy Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:04:48 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1986#comment-24276 [...] On the surface that might not seem like a big deal, especially if you believe yourself to be perfectly happy where you are.  But, as Jonathan Fields pointed out – “There is no coasting.  There is no neutral.  No sideways.” [...] [...] On the surface that might not seem like a big deal, especially if you believe yourself to be perfectly happy where you are.  But, as Jonathan Fields pointed out – “There is no coasting.  There is no neutral.  No sideways.” [...]

]]> By: The Bucket List Lie | MarketingNode.com http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-neutral-fallacy-there-is-no-sideways-in-life/#comment-19852 The Bucket List Lie | MarketingNode.com Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:11:52 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1986#comment-19852 [...] There is no sideways, we’re always choosing, moving up or down, even when we choose not to choose. [...] [...] There is no sideways, we’re always choosing, moving up or down, even when we choose not to choose. [...]

]]> By: The Bucket List Lie http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-neutral-fallacy-there-is-no-sideways-in-life/#comment-19763 The Bucket List Lie Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:25:07 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1986#comment-19763 [...] destroy our dreams. We call upon it to become a fact, or we cancel our previous instructions.”There is no sideways, we’re always choosing, moving up or down, even when we choose not to [...] [...] destroy our dreams. We call upon it to become a fact, or we cancel our previous instructions.”There is no sideways, we’re always choosing, moving up or down, even when we choose not to [...]

]]> By: The Numbers That Will Change Your Life | http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-neutral-fallacy-there-is-no-sideways-in-life/#comment-16883 The Numbers That Will Change Your Life | Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:21:04 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1986#comment-16883 [...] The 3:1 ratio predicts this “upward spiral” of flourishing. The thing this, if you are not flourishing, you are languishing, or spiraling downward. As Jonathan Fields puts it, There Is No Sideways in Life. [...] [...] The 3:1 ratio predicts this “upward spiral” of flourishing. The thing this, if you are not flourishing, you are languishing, or spiraling downward. As Jonathan Fields puts it, There Is No Sideways in Life. [...]

]]> By: Karine Ledwell http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-neutral-fallacy-there-is-no-sideways-in-life/#comment-16763 Karine Ledwell Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:14:07 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1986#comment-16763 I bookmarked this web address a while ago because of the new content and I have never been let down. Continue the quality work. I bookmarked this web address a while ago because of the new content and I have never been let down. Continue the quality work.

]]> By: Aiki @ Techno Music News http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-neutral-fallacy-there-is-no-sideways-in-life/#comment-15179 Aiki @ Techno Music News Tue, 11 May 2010 13:38:35 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1986#comment-15179 I have found it to be true that most people would far prefer to stick to a stagnant boring situation rather than shake things up change things and perhaps and make a few mistakes along the way. The only way to learn is to try and any time you try you will always have some amount of failure. As we say in the martial arts "A black belt is just a white belt who never quit". I have found it to be true that most people would far prefer to stick to a stagnant boring situation rather than shake things up change things and perhaps and make a few mistakes along the way. The only way to learn is to try and any time you try you will always have some amount of failure.

As we say in the martial arts “A black belt is just a white belt who never quit”.

]]> By: “But starting a freelance business is too risky!” and other reasons people don’t earn more money | I Will Teach You To Be Rich http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-neutral-fallacy-there-is-no-sideways-in-life/#comment-11548 “But starting a freelance business is too risky!” and other reasons people don’t earn more money | I Will Teach You To Be Rich Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:52:23 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1986#comment-11548 [...] Fields puts it best: How do you handle [...] [...] Fields puts it best: How do you handle [...]

]]> By: Steve B http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-neutral-fallacy-there-is-no-sideways-in-life/#comment-10408 Steve B Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:03:15 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1986#comment-10408 Jonathan: Thanks so much for this post. It really resonated with me. Thanks. Steve B. Jonathan:
Thanks so much for this post. It really resonated with me.
Thanks.
Steve B.

]]> By: Corvus http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-neutral-fallacy-there-is-no-sideways-in-life/#comment-10066 Corvus Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:01:05 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1986#comment-10066 Man. I like this post. I'm printing it and putting it on my inspiration wall in my office. Thanks! Man. I like this post. I’m printing it and putting it on my inspiration wall in my office. Thanks!

]]> By: Dom http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-neutral-fallacy-there-is-no-sideways-in-life/#comment-10019 Dom Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:27:03 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1986#comment-10019 Prufock says in his comment above: "Good idea, but simplistic. Sometimes pursuing one avenue means letting go of another. Improving a relationship can cause work to suffer, and vice versa. Chasing adventure can send your finances into the red, but building your finances can cause you to miss opportunities for adventure. Etc. I like the idea of contemplating the possible scenarios, though." I agree that Jonathan Fields' idea is good, but I don't think it's simplistic at all. Some people's interpretations of the idea can be simplistic though, or even completely miss the point. Prufock says he likes the idea of contemplating the possible scenarios. But surely the key to this blog entry is not merely to contemplate scenarios, but to take decisive action in the face of fear. And pursuing one avenue doesn't mean you have to let go of another. Humans are capable of multi-tasking! It's perfectly possible to advance your work and your relationship simultaenously, particularly when you become a career-renegade and work for yourself, doing what you love! If you choose the right work for you, and the right relationship for you, the two become sources of energy, and enhance each other. That's why working for yourself doing something you love is so liberating and life-enhancing. "Chasing adventure can send your finances into the red" (implying that it might be better not to chase adventure) again is a simplistic view. The fear of going into the red (and succuming to this fear and not taking action) can result in the loss of a fantastic opportunity, missing out on future wealth and spiritual enrichment too. Taking action doesn't mean being reckless and ignoring risk, it means weighing up risk, facing up to fears, and taking action boldly but intellegently too. So although chasing adventure could potentially send your finances into the red, this isn't a valid example to support the notion that the concept of taking action is simplistic. Prufock says in his comment above:

“Good idea, but simplistic. Sometimes pursuing one avenue means letting go of another. Improving a relationship can cause work to suffer, and vice versa. Chasing adventure can send your finances into the red, but building your finances can cause you to miss opportunities for adventure. Etc.
I like the idea of contemplating the possible scenarios, though.”

I agree that Jonathan Fields’ idea is good, but I don’t think it’s simplistic at all. Some people’s interpretations of the idea can be simplistic though, or even completely miss the point.

Prufock says he likes the idea of contemplating the possible scenarios. But surely the key to this blog entry is not merely to contemplate scenarios, but to take decisive action in the face of fear.

And pursuing one avenue doesn’t mean you have to let go of another. Humans are capable of multi-tasking! It’s perfectly possible to advance your work and your relationship simultaenously, particularly when you become a career-renegade and work for yourself, doing what you love!

If you choose the right work for you, and the right relationship for you, the two become sources of energy, and enhance each other. That’s why working for yourself doing something you love is so liberating and life-enhancing.

“Chasing adventure can send your finances into the red” (implying that it might be better not to chase adventure) again is a simplistic view. The fear of going into the red (and succuming to this fear and not taking action) can result in the loss of a fantastic opportunity, missing out on future wealth and spiritual enrichment too. Taking action doesn’t mean being reckless and ignoring risk, it means weighing up risk, facing up to fears, and taking action boldly but intellegently too.

So although chasing adventure could potentially send your finances into the red, this isn’t a valid example to support the notion that the concept of taking action is simplistic.

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