No no.. not a techie post...see i tagged it "Daily thoughts". So no worries, read on.
A telescope. What a masterpiece. Made possible the discovery of distant marvels in space. Made possible looking far away objects in more detail. Made possible the telescopic view mounted on weapons to have a magnified view of the target so that one can study and attack accordingly. Details, more details, more depth, is that all? i think not.
An observation and an experience. In our bid to get more focus, we try to get to the subsets and in the process, could forget the superset, the "bigger picture". A job could be of multiple phases, multiple levels. As you concentrate on each of the phase, you study, you use the telescopic view. You go into details. You know you are bang on target. You move on to the next phase. Finally, you think you are done with all levels. And then the time comes to evaluate the system on the whole. You are confident that each of the phases are correct. As things start falling in, you start relating to what the aim was in the beginning. Level 1 correct, level 2 wrong. but level 2 was right. all coz of that bloody level 1. How could I forget it? level 3 correct. level 4 wrong again. this time it's coz of that filthy level 5. Why? How could I go wrong with my concepts? Well, me thinks..Concept right, but you got the wrong map or no map at all.
So what's the remedy? THE REVERSE TELESCOPIC VIEW. Whatzztat? Just a new way to look at things. While you are busy "telescoping" things, You must also make it a point to turn the telescope around regularly and look at the work from the other end. Why called so? Basically to evaluate the work, you need something that will take you out of your world and see it from a space station. A telescope does just that, without moving you an inch. Just have to turn it around for a change. So a periodic peep. Is it looking good? Is that what I want to achieve from this block? I think just this small step can help one put a map in place of the way things should be. Use the telescope..both ways!
