I read a post by Godin the other day that has me pondering. It’s about hunters and farmers, and how we’re one or the other. Farmers are thinkers, planners, meticulous in detail; hunters are short but intensely-focused on one thing.
Naturally it was easy to assume the role of farmer. After all, all I do all day is plan, design and take comprehensive inventory of my ideas. On top of that I find the stigma of a hunter not becoming of me. I like to think of my ideas as artfully mastered, not merely executed.
This kind of one-sided thinking has got to change, because clearly it’s getting me nowhere. Part of my problem with productivity and growth is the cocky self-reassurance that overcompensates lack of action with gluttony of thought.
The virtue of the hunter is that he can execute with intense focus and precision. This is what’s lacking for me: I don’t ship.
That’s why both sides need each other, adn that’s why I need to embody both farmer and hunter. I need to keep thinking and designing but I’ve got to start acting ASAP.
Notable Farmers:
- SD, SG
Notable Hunters:
- Shoemoney, John Chow
Hybrids:
[coming soon]