Chess moves involve multi step thinking, multi tool moves, and past today outcomes. Can you win at checkers with simple moves? Yes, absolutely yes. Can you do the same in chess? Hard no.
So when you think about people and business and why you do what you do and the cause and effect of those moves, you’ve got to think past tomorrow. This is otherwise known as a pyrrhic victory.
Pyrrhic victory (/ˈpɪrɪk/ (listen) PIRR-ik) is a victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is tantamount to defeat. Such a victory negates any true sense of achievement or damages long-term progress.
So if your decisions are emotional, short sighted, and long term cause you more harm than good, that’s a net negative. And that’s bad math.
It doesn’t matter if your pride misdirects you or if your ignorance leads you, bad math is bad math. Keep people around you to offer perspective, grounding, and accountability. Having yes people around you is not the way to win at chess. Have people who tell you “that’s short sighted”, “that’s not a good idea”, or “No”. And then listen to and trust them.
Deeper Than a Puddle 