Twitter is an interesting phenomenon. I generally (but not always) have TweetDeck running in the background while I’m working on my desktop. And while I don’t read every single tweet that shows up, I look at a lot of them. By following some of the links that seem interesting, I come across some interesting people with interesting blogs. I will usually follow them and subscribe to the RSS feed of their blog. It may give me that many more blogs to read (that I don’t have time for) and that many more tweets to read (that I don’t have time for), but it often results in some interesting new insights that I otherwise wouldn’t have found.

Like this great post, and in general this great blog, about getting a second set of eyes to review your work, or decisions, or whatever:

[W]hy wouldn‘t you ask someone to look at all of your stuff? Business plans, new boyfriend, marketing strategies, new suit, tagline, dinner party menu, web copy, first home, logo…

A new set of eyes is likely to find the flaws. You know, when you’ve looked at something so many times, they just seem natural and right to you.

The post talks about closing your eyes and assuming a specific yoga pose, then opening your eyes and reviewing your actual pose or posture. The writer is confident that you will find yourself well out of alignment and probably looking a little odd, but it will feel correct to you.

As with anything that you do, what feels or looks or otherwise seems correct or comfortable, may not be. It’s always worthwhile to get a second opinion.

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