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Today is January 19 and the Navigate the Chaos question to consider is: "Why are you doing what you are doing?" Legend has it that during the construction of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, architect Sir Christopher Michael Wren asked three stonecutters what each one was doing. The first one said “I am cutting a stone!” The second stone mason told Wren “I am cutting this block of stone to make sure that it is square, and its dimensions are uniform, so that it will fit exactly in its place.” The third stone mason said “I am helping to build a great cathedral.” This stone mason clearly understood why he was doing what he was doing. Why are you doing what you are doing?
By Michael Edmondson, Ph.D.Today is January 19 and the Navigate the Chaos question to consider is: "Why are you doing what you are doing?" Legend has it that during the construction of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, architect Sir Christopher Michael Wren asked three stonecutters what each one was doing. The first one said “I am cutting a stone!” The second stone mason told Wren “I am cutting this block of stone to make sure that it is square, and its dimensions are uniform, so that it will fit exactly in its place.” The third stone mason said “I am helping to build a great cathedral.” This stone mason clearly understood why he was doing what he was doing. Why are you doing what you are doing?