Volume 2 · The Discipline of Hours · Essay 23
Appreciative Inquiry Theory
Good theories are like good chai — strong, simple, and best shared. Appreciative Inquiry Theory qualifies.
What the theory says, finally, is that people are predictable in their unpredictability. That is useful knowledge. It lets you forgive more and be surprised less.
It is worth keeping in your pocket not because it is always right, but because it is always available. A tool you carry beats a perfect tool you left at home.
Every January, the gym fills; by March, the regulars have the place to themselves again. The calendar changed nothing. The people who stayed simply stopped asking the calendar for permission.
Time is the one currency the Reserve Bank does not print more of. No ceremony needed. Begin with the very next decision.