Needing versus Creating Structure

We are told there are people who like structure and people who don’t.

But the truth is there are people who 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 structure and there are people who 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 structure.

That is the real distinction.

Those who need structure are good at following instructions, adhering to rules, and seeing a path from beginning to end.

Those who create structure are those who embrace uncertainty, explore possibility spaces and land on profound truths; truths that end up codified into structures the previous type of person follow.

I’ve noticed that people who are really good at delivering on a set of instructions and adhering to ritualized behaviors are very bad at forming categories, summarizing details into abstract truths and creating new things. And vice versa.

It’s not about “liking versus not liking structure.” The deeper pattern is needing versus creating structure.