Previously, I noted that we needed editors in our life. Those editors serve a huge purpose, not only in a general function, but in the details. So here is the lesson I learned. We need people to help us focus on the details of life. Details matter. The little things matter. Overlooking the little things will hinder the effectiveness of our life.
I noticed looking over the corrections of my editors that I was horribly lacking in the details of writing. I often had subject-verb disagreements. I would leave out words. It was frustrating to look back at those corrections and realize that though I read over sections several times, I completely missed a “the” or used “his lives” or other similar mistakes. That, however, is the value of an editor.
We act in ways that have become so automatic we do not even realize we are acting a certain way. We miss the details. We miss the little things. Our habits become blind spots to living. It is in those blind spots, however, that we can hurt others. It is in those blind spots where others can destroy us. Those blind spots allow those we are responsible for (children, employees, students) to abuse the rules, systems, and processes that we set up to help them become the best they can be.
Have you ever thought, “I never realized…”
What to we do? Engage an editor and give them the permission to shine a light into the dark corners of our life. We need an editor to help us see our blind spots. We need an editor to help us focus on the details.
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