The other day on Facebook, I asked "what was the ONE THING you did this week to make your life easier, happier, healthier, more efficient, etc.?" One response a friend posted was that he "lost 2 pounds". After congratulating him on losing some weight, I challenged him a little. His answer was a "result", I had specifically asked for the "action" that lead to the result.
I realize that I sound like one of those jerky people who makes arguments based off of semantics. But semantics are important...at least in this case.
People like results, particularly results in there favor. People like to celebrate good results. People go out of their way to look for good results.
Results only matter if they are reproducible. Results are only reproducible if you know the actions that led to the results.
This goes both ways. Being able to notice actions also prevents bad results.
I'm not trying to be all negative here, you should definitely celebrate when you have good results. Hell, tell me about your good results so that I can celebrate with you.
I'm just saying that you have to find the actions that lead to your successes. That way we can celebrate more together.
