Stop asking 'How?'

Peter Block's book The Answer to How is Yes is a wonderful read. He begins the book by explaining that we often avoid the question of whether something is worth doing and instead go straight to the question "How do we do it?" Consequently, we overvalue what is practical and doable and postpone the questions of larger purpose and collective well-being. Block's suggestion? He says:

If we could agree that for six months we would not ask How?, something in our lives, our institutions, and our culture might shift for the better. It would force us to engage in conversations about why we do what we do, as individuals and as institutions. It would create the space for longer discussions about purpose, about what is worth doing. It would refocu our attention on deciding what is the right question, rather than what is the right answer.

A Reflection: Are you too consumed with trying to figure out 'How'? When our spouse, friend, colleague comes to us with an idea or vision, do we rush to figure out how it will be done before we answer the larger question of purpose?