Mediocrity And Security Of Career Decisions In Stanford's John Krumboltz
Characteristically supported by a fabric of decisions and commensurate processes, strategic endeavors undeniably necessitate thorough preparation to enhance their desired outcomes. On the whole, these pursuits represent outliers contrasted against the more commonplace decisions they diametrically oppose and can produce insidious consequences when gone awry. Since all decisions involve balancing a certain amount of risk relative to a reward sought, what about individuals exhibiting such profound aversion they eschew virtually all challenges to instead strive for the mediocrity and security of the beaten path? Does that route justly equate to safety? Surprisingly, it epitomizes a temperament commonly found in people the world over. And to that
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He discerned a profound inclination for following the path of least resistance, particularly when facing instances of extraordinary decision-making, not the least of which involve career choices. Generally speaking, those decisions carry the potential for dramatically affecting a person’s life, including their friends, whom they might marry, neighborhoods they would live and a great deal more. Krumboltz also noted society seems to hold the erroneous viewpoint careers and their accompanying decisions should transpire as part of some ambiguous natural process. Counterintuitive by any other measure, career decisions repeatedly evolve into relative obscurity or insignificance rather than one deserving vigilant …show more content…
It does seem striking that following the herd remains prevalent among people’s decision-making the world over as it serves to utilize the least complicated means, method or approach to an undertaking. Striking a populace would freely pursue a destiny of insipid and mental insignificance, virtually guaranteeing mediocre accomplishment at best, seems to fly in the face of the human condition – or does it? Renowned English author H. G. Wells famously describes the path of least resistance as “the path of the loser.” And when it comes to making career decisions, Wells’ unvarnished abruptness has merit. In any event, to further shed light on the subject, laziness or even disinterest may not hold the key to driving many to the
He discerned a profound inclination for following the path of least resistance, particularly when facing instances of extraordinary decision-making, not the least of which involve career choices. Generally speaking, those decisions carry the potential for dramatically affecting a person’s life, including their friends, whom they might marry, neighborhoods they would live and a great deal more. Krumboltz also noted society seems to hold the erroneous viewpoint careers and their accompanying decisions should transpire as part of some ambiguous natural process. Counterintuitive by any other measure, career decisions repeatedly evolve into relative obscurity or insignificance rather than one deserving vigilant …show more content…
It does seem striking that following the herd remains prevalent among people’s decision-making the world over as it serves to utilize the least complicated means, method or approach to an undertaking. Striking a populace would freely pursue a destiny of insipid and mental insignificance, virtually guaranteeing mediocre accomplishment at best, seems to fly in the face of the human condition – or does it? Renowned English author H. G. Wells famously describes the path of least resistance as “the path of the loser.” And when it comes to making career decisions, Wells’ unvarnished abruptness has merit. In any event, to further shed light on the subject, laziness or even disinterest may not hold the key to driving many to the