Often times when someone asks me a question I’ll think it through out loud in a way that is completely unintelligible to them.

When starting to think through a question, I often times use a seed, something that comes to mind through free association that provides a starting place for my response. Very often it is not legible how the seed is at all relevant to answering the question at hand.

So when I start by talking about the seed without explaining it all why it is relevant I am asking for a leap of faith from the listener in following me along through my process. Maybe this is not the most respectful use of their time. It certainly seems to annoy some people.

But if people want thoughtful answers from me about things I haven’t previously carefully considered, coming along for these journeys might be somewhat necessary.