“The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.”
Are we conforming to the math, or is the math conforming to us?
Seeking truth and seeking truth which applies to your own life, or which can apply to life, are not the same things. Is the shortest distance between two points a straight line? Yes, but with some caveats. There is evidence of this which you probably have seen. A tunnel through a mountain is a more direct route to the other side, than building roads to go over the mountain. The tunnel may curve but can still be more of a straight line than going over the top of the mountain.
New York, N.Y. to Paris, France, in a straight line, would be a very deep tunnel. It is cost prohibitive, so, flying on a curve or taking a ship across the curve of the surface of the ocean can get you from point A (New York) to point B (Paris). From overhead, it may look like a straight line. We know it’s a curve and that course corrections will be made along the way, to compensate for currents that move a vessel off course. The pilot or captain will steer toward the straight line, but also adjust to avoid storms. Straight lines within reason do make sense and are often necessary to get from point A to point B.
We can conclude that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line and that the shortest distance may also equate to the shortest time traveling between those points. Time is of the essence, as is pointed out in all real estate dealings. We don’t have an infinite amount of time to accomplish a task. To cut down on time wasted, we must pay attention to L.A.P., the Least Aberrated Path. If we don’t already know it, we must find it, to be efficient. He who L.A.P.s first arrives before everyone else. He who L.A.P.s last had the wrong M.A.P., the most aberrated path.
“He who laughs last, laughs best.” True? Sometimes so and sometimes no. Sayings can be like corrupted software or computer viruses. Seeking truth should include re-examining and re-evaluating the contents of our mental files, to discover sources of aberration and to eliminate them for the sake of our own time and space.
Two vital keys to effective planning involve (without sacrificing any quality):
- the shortest distances possible and
- the shortest time frames possible.
These should be tweaked as needed but should not act as an impediment to planning.