The main thing is not the process but the result. Process or result? Actions aimed at a result, a goal or Purposeful actions

IN personnel records management It is customary to divide candidates for positions according to their focus on process or results. For example, a process person is not afraid of monotonous work, and can occupy the position of a system administrator, accountant, etc. A performance person, on the contrary, is focused on, for example, fulfilling a sales plan or other planned performance indicators. Of course, in every person there is something from each of the described cases; absolute extremes are rare. The purpose of this article is to determine in which cases it is better to focus on the process, and in which – on the result.

Man-process and man-result in each of us

As we grow, change and experience different life stages, in one period of time a person can greater value give the result, and in the other - the process, the ideal combination is harmony between these extremes. If you have a clear task and the deadlines for completing it are tight, of course, the emphasis shifts towards the result, and you somehow don’t think about enjoying the process. But if you constantly function in this mode, sooner or later you stop enjoying at all, which is why many people don’t know how, and this, in turn, leads to.

As many people never tire of repeating, if the process of doing something does not bring you pleasure, then the results will not live up to your expectations. When starting your own business, getting a job, choosing a profession, even deciding whether it’s worth it, always give preference to the activity that brings you satisfaction and will come as a pleasant addition. I have already said more than once that doing something simply for the sake of money is not effective - you will not reach the desired level, and you will not get pleasure, you will only lose yours.

What happens, everyone just needs to enjoy the process and move aimlessly through life, not focusing on the result? Let's look at this statement differently:

• The goal of the process is to obtain pleasant experiences.
• While enjoying the process of your activity, think about what else you would like to achieve in life or how you can strengthen the pleasant state in which you are now.
• and choose the path to it that will bring you pleasure.
• Once you reach your goal, enjoy the result.

As you can see, enjoying the process is not necessarily aimless, it can lead you to desired results. Don't give up what you really like by agreeing to some benefits in exchange for an activity you hate. It won't bring you any money, I guarantee it. Do what you like, even if no one understands it, even if it does not yet bring you the desired income - do not wait for money, continue to enjoy the process, and it will come by itself!

Finally, I would like to say that in the life of every person there should be something that he does solely for the sake of “fun”, without expecting any results at all. Maybe you like to put gouache blots on sheets of paper - and don’t care that these are not paintings, but strange daubs - enjoy the process! Do what brings you joy in itself.

Have you ever noticed that we are different? Some people find it easier to work passionately on one task and get carried away process that they don’t think at all about the result, the destination. Others try to complete more different tasks and dream of completing them as quickly as possible to receive result, and not receiving much satisfaction from the process of their implementation. And it also happens that a person enjoys condition, in which he is, not caring at all about where and how to move further. Employers like to gauge a person's mindset during interviews to see if the person is suited for a process-oriented job (such as a help desk worker) or a results-oriented job (a Tier 1 software engineer). I believe that employers generally do not hire people who are wealth-oriented (only if they are the president of the company, let him enjoy it, the main thing is that he does not interfere with J’s work). These three categories are extremes. Although people from each category know how to rejoice and get pleasure in their own way - from a state, a process or a result - you should not deprive yourself of pleasure from the rest of 2/3 of your life.

When did you first get a job as a testing specialist? software, I was more process oriented. It was common for me to sit up at night and code, just for fun. I had a lot of ideas and often rushed into them without thinking about where they would lead. There was no time to stop and think, who am I, what have I already achieved? The attraction to the process resulted in the desire to get two full-time jobs at once (8 hours on one, 8 hours on the other, 1.5 hours for travel, 1 hour for breakfast, lunch and dinner, leaving 5.5 hours for friends, personal life, hobbies, sleep and etc. J ). It is not difficult to imagine what the outcome of such a schedule would be, and how quickly it would occur. Thanks to the head of the department (the second “potential” employer), who dissuaded me from this idea.

Six months later I met my future wife. We spent almost every evening together throughout the summer. I enjoyed every moment of our meeting, while at work things went on by inertia. I didn’t have the same abundance of new ideas as before, and none of the existing ones were put into practice. In a word, I was obsessed with my condition, not thinking about the future, about the results, and not really enjoying the process, since there was no progress. This lasted 3-4 months.

During a late-night conversation after my bachelor party, a friend of mine remarked that I had changed a lot since the last time we met. The fact is that I was then very absorbed in the idea of ​​​​setting and achieving goals, the process was seen as a path that is secondary, it doesn’t matter which one we choose, the main thing is to achieve the goal in as soon as possible and immediately set yourself the next one. Perhaps everything was not so pathological, but the fact remains that at that moment I was very result-oriented.

I believe that each of us different moments can enjoy both the state and the process, as well as the result. The truth is that these three-arm scales are not always in balance - some part always outweighs. It's always good to stop and enjoy what you have now. Then, think about how this condition could be improved, what would I like to achieve in life? Once you have decided, choose the most pleasant way to achieve your goal - it can be difficult, new, but still enjoyable. Develop, move towards your goal, enjoy every moment of movement, get pleasure from it. Having received the result, enjoy this moment - you did what you truly wanted. Your condition has changed, enjoy what you have received.

It is interesting that all these types of attitudes towards life are very interconnected. If we get really carried away by the process, we will involuntarily receive some results, albeit unconsciously. Enjoying the result obtained, we involuntarily enjoy the state in which we find ourselves. While enjoying the state, we are, one way or another, involved in some process, although, again, unconsciously.

Full and happy life can be lived through harmonization between three components: state, process and result. Determine which part of you outweighs, and try to get more pleasure from other aspects of your personality.

Who are you now, a person of state, a person of process or a person of results?

Do you love children?

Not really. But the process itself...

How to enjoy life more orMeta-program "process orientation and result orientation"

What is it and how can it help us?

For example, there are people who are interested in sex I like the process itself- touching, kissing, long periods of sex. And there are those who only the result matters- I would rather get an orgasm and move on to other things (eat, smoke, sleep, for example). Can you imagine what we're talking about, right?! Maybe they even remembered someone...

Another example: there are people who eat slowly, cutting each piece of food, and then just as slowly putting the food into their mouths and chewing it for a long time, enjoying the taste. Do you think this is process or result orientation?!

And there are those who eat quickly, in large pieces, emptying the plate in a matter of minutes. What is the orientation of these people?!

So what is NLP meta-program "process orientation and result orientation", I think it has become clear. Now let's see how this will help us in our lives?

Sometimes we realize that we are not doing something very effectively, but we don’t quite understand how to change it.

Have you ever seen how one person tells something leisurely and in detail, and another hurries him, jumps out of his pants and begs: “Get to the point already!”?

Two different orientations. One has process orientation- he likes to talk to someone else results orientation- he wants to get information faster and he is indifferent to all the accompanying lyrics. Does this cause conflicts and outbursts of negative emotions?! And how! Would you like to somehow avoid this?! This is also possible!

In beginning relationships, we often see some discrepancy: the girl more often has process orientation, men are bigger result-oriented. It happens in different ways, of course, but, as a rule, a girl wants meetings, glances, hugs, conversations and walks, but the man does not understand why all this is necessary. Do we like each other?! Well, here we go!! What a walk, let's have sex quickly.

Recognizable picture?!

This is how conflicts sometimes begin. And even breakups. People like each other, but if one has a strong result orientation(have sex as soon as possible), and the other has a strong process orientation and the desire to stretch out the candy-bouquet period to infinity, then accusations that “You don’t love me” are very likely. Moreover, on both sides.

What should we do?!

Well, first of all, determine what your orientation is in this regard. metaprogram?!

In today's rapidly changing world, we often experience strict focus on results, - finish college faster, write a book, get a certificate, raise children faster, get to the finish line in any business faster.

Will we become happier if, on the way to the result, we think not only about it, but also about what is possible? enjoy the process?! You can go somewhere and think, “Well, when will I get there,” or you can also look around and enjoy the views, communication, good people that we meet.

Yes, sometimes you can see a person who focused on process and thinks little about the result. This happens a little less often, but it still happens. Probably, these are the people who will look at what is happening around them and always be late to their destination.

We don't talk about what's good and what's not so good. Everything is individual. A good model is one that helps you be as effective and happy as possible.

If you feel that you are not as happy as you would like because you are always you only think about the result, or if you are completely immersed in the process and from this you don’t get as good results as you could, that is, it makes sense to just adjust something.

Identify those situations in yourself when your focus on the result or the process does not help, but quite the opposite. And change the settings as needed.

If a man has sex for 30 seconds or a minute, I think his partner will be twice as happy if he is now a little bigger think about the process and the sex will last at least a couple of minutes. What if it’s longer?! And if your partner does something else before and something after... Life will generally start to get better

Now you know about meta-program "Process orientation And results orientation". Look how you are doing with this metaprogram. Would you like to change something for the better?! Then move it a little focus of attention V the opposite side. How much to move?! You know better. Until the desired effect is achieved, probably. So that both the process and the results are pleasing.

Choose a job you like
and you will never have to work a single day in your life
Confucius

Last year I had such a case. I studied with one boy. He studied in the 11th grade. Great guy, friendly, intelligent, very pleasant to talk to. Sings and dances at school. But he wasn’t very good at mathematics, to put it mildly. Once upon a time he prepared with me for the State Examination in mathematics in the 9th grade. And then I came again at 11. The goal is to pass the Unified State Examination in mathematics with at least the minimum score.

Okay, we'll work on it with him. The moment has come when we come to solving prototypes. We started with B1. I reminded him all about percentages and showed him the solution to two or three problems. "All clear?" - “Yes, everything is clear.” - “Okay, solve 20 variants of B1 prototypes for the next lesson.”

He comes next time. "I've done everything?" - "Yes". - "Any questions?" - “No, everything is clear.” - “Okay, let's see.” - Not a single correctly solved task! NOT ONE OUT OF 20!!!

Another example. Already this year. Also an eleventh grader. At the first meeting I ask him: “How many problems do you usually manage to solve on tests?” - "All". - “What about the marks?” - “2 or 3.”

For me such cases for a long time were a mystery. How so? They are wonderful guys, not stupid, not lazy, they want to study and they want to get good grades. What's the matter?

I received an answer unexpectedly at one training session on time management. It turns out that there are two types of people: “process people” (processors) and “result people” (resultants).

For "people of results" the main value is the ultimate goal of the work. They are most effective when they know the answer to the question: why do this?

These are people for whom the main thing is to get results. They strive to complete any task as quickly as possible (sometimes even at the expense of quality). Such people say: “The winner is always right. End justifies the means".

At school, this is a student who strives to get a good grade, and no matter in what way, not necessarily in an honest way.

Example from adult life– these are people who don’t care where or who to work as long as they get paid a lot. They do not hesitate to leave any job if they start paying little.

"Process people"- somewhat different. It’s not that they don’t strive for results, we all strive for results, but for them the value is the process itself.

Such a person can in some cases say that the process is the final result for him. He says: “The main thing is not victory, but participation.”

For such people, salary is not as important as a good team, some benefits that arise in the process of work, interest, etc.

At school, this is a student who likes to solve difficult mathematical problems or read “War and Peace” not because it is assigned, but because it is interesting.

Another example: women who love to embroider. For them, carefully placing stitch after stitch is so nice, such a pleasure!

And the children who selflessly play football for hours! Do they play just to score goals? No, they like the process of the game itself. Children in general, no matter what they play, are completely devoted to the game, completely in the process, and enjoy it.

However, as you grow older, especially at school, a person begins to be strongly focused on results. Result, result needed! And it often turns out that the student no longer enjoys the process of learning itself, but strives only for grades. They are praised for them, and they are criticized for them. And parents first of all ask: “How much did you get?” Instead of asking: “What did you learn in class?”

Those guys I talked about at the very beginning have the idea that the main thing is the result, that is, solved problems. But the fact that the problems were solved somehow is not true - this is not the point.

What is the correct thing to do here as a tutor?

Firstly, you need to know the subject well and imagine where the student might make mistakes in order to detect them very quickly.

Secondly, you need to understand what is happening (this is what I try to explain in this article). The guys don’t mean anything bad, it’s just how they understand the task (I had to solve these prototypes, so I solved them, but I’m not interested in understanding the intricacies).

Thirdly, it is necessary to convey to the student that his goal is to learn to solve such problems in order to achieve a more global goal in his life. In the case of eleventh graders, this means passing the Unified State Exam at the required level.