YOU ARE PAID TO THINK, NOT TO DO

摘要

All the mourners at Steve Jobs' memorial service were presented with a gift. But it wasn't the latest iPhone, iPod or iPad. It was a small box containing a copy of Autobiography of a Yogi, Paramhansa Yogananda's spiritual memoir. It was a fitting gift from a man who claimed to have some of his best ideas after meditating. Indeed, Jobs once said that, if he hadn't founded Apple, he would have been a Zen monk. For many leaders, having space and time to think is crucial to their success. And this goes beyond pure meditation. Mindfulness, the act of being completely present in the moment, not worrying about the past or the future, is currently in vogue. Google's 70-20-10 rule, which prescribes that staff must spend 70% of their time on core business, 20% on related tasks and 10% thinking about something completely unrelated, has caught on like wildfire among many innovative companies.