I came across the Lost Glove Tree, near Tonbridge
- If you find a (lost) glove somewhere, would you care to bring it to the lost glove tree?
- And if you do - do you assume, or hope, that the rightful owner will visit the lost glove tree to see whether his or her glove is deposited here?
- If you lost your glove in - say - Cambridge, Penshurst, Geneva or Mumbai, would you visit the Lost Glove Tree to see whether it ended up here?
- How far would a loser travel to find a lost glove?
- What type of loser would come to the Haysden Water to search for his or her lost glove?
- How many gloves are lost between Tonbridge and Penshurst?
- Why are so many gloves lost between Tonbridge and Penshurst?
- How many people visit the Lost Glove Tree, to find their glove?
- Do people hang up their gloves without actually losing them - just to have their glove on the Lost Glove Tree?
- Do people purposely lose their gloves to see whether someone will hang it up on the tree?
- How many right gloves are up the tree compared to left gloves?
- Would the answer lead to any conclusions?
- If one glove is lost, what is the likelihood that the other glove will be thrown away? And found and deposited on the Lost Glove Tree?
- How large or small is the likelihood that two gloves of the same pair end up on the same tree?
- Has someone checked whether there is a complete pair of gloves on the tree?
- Is there another tree, somewhere in the world, that collects the opposite gloves of the Lost Gloves Tree?
Riddles upon riddles. So many questions.
I learned that being curious encourages the brain to produce new neurons and create new neural pathways.
Experts tell us that these processes are associated with at least eleven benefits. It made me curious why eleven benefits and not seventeen. Here are nine benefits. Curiosity helps to
- relieve boredom
- make fewer decision-making errors due to improved reasoning skills
- avoid relying on too many assumptions
- increase self awareness
- reduce cognitive decline
- strengthen relationships
- boost memory
- improve our ability to cope with difficult situations
- increase positivity
Being curious is obviously good for you, and for your organization.
Now I am curious why those working, or having worked for or financed a development organization, are not more curious about the actual effect and efficiency of development aid.
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More Insights from Outside the Bubble, by Detlef Palm
Write to Detlef at detlefpalm55@gmail.com
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ReplyDeleteThe $ 64,000 question remains - about our interest in whether our efforts in development aid have been effective. I, too, have opinions in the matter but few people seem interested.
ReplyDeleteIt’s not so much looking for the lost glove as how many of us get the opportunity to return to our project or the start- up initiative to witness the impact ? At best, we read the reports if we still have access to the Country/ district data. Thanks Detlef and Ken for stirring our thoughts ! Let us believe its not as dismal as losing either the left or right glove for we can also buy another pair of gloves!! Sree
ReplyDeleteInspired by debates on humanitarian/development policies above
ReplyDeleteAnd intrigued by the mystery of the lost glove
The rhymer looks at pronunciation of words ending in O V E.
Easily coming to mind is the word dove,
Followed by the most used one of love,
And why not another like shove?
But here comes a change in alcove,
Where the trees are is a grove,
It could be nearby a cove,
A place to which we drove,
To admire flowers and clove,
Only to find a trove
Of mittens on trees they hove,
Some were knit and others wove,
To warm hands not over a stove,
I tell the truth, by Jove !
But here comes more to prove,
That the language cannot remove
Pronunciations that move
You right out of the groove.
Excellent and fun! Thank you Detlef.
ReplyDeleteWarm wishes to all readers