Thinking different(ly)

B and I approach problem-solving (especially in the material world) in very different ways. I don't think this is a Venus-Mars thing - although maybe I am wrong.

If 200 pounds needs to be carried from Point A to Point B, B will grab it, gloveless and equipment-less, and wrastle it over there in a single, dramatic but probably painful trip. I will make 20 trips and carry 10 pounds each time, taking probably 10x as long. Before I start, I'll have changed into appropriate clothing and found my work gloves.

I am careful, slow, reflective, and protective of my body. I do everything in small increments, using as few materials as possible. B puts his whole soul into everything, using materials and equipment and his body with gusto. (Resulting in extra destruction and sometimes injury.)

I think this also plays out in intellectual tasks. For example, I would rather dispose of 100 emails a day for 10 days than spend a giant block of time disposing of 1000 in a single setting, as B would prefer. I would rather write every day for an hour and do that for 2 weeks than try to crank out a rough draft in a single marathon day.

Probably we both need to learn from each other. It helps me to consider what a larger, more ambitious intervention would be (even if I choose the usual small-scale one). Probably he would be helped by thinking and planning and starting small.