Preface I hope you are ready to see the word assumption appear a billion times because this post relies on a lot of assumptions about humans. Why "Do and Why" I recently had a brief philosphical discussion with a co worker about the value of being "productive" at work versus the time "wasted" developing a deeper knowledge of the topic involved with the work. We respectfully agreed that we have different perspectives, but it left me curious about the state of my field and the world I live in. At…