This is the first of three considerations that crossed my mind when [travelling through China] . The others will follow shortly... (I/III) Paralysis by Analysis - or: How to use a map Obviously, most of the time Sabine and I had no idea how to get from point A to point B - especially when we were travelling on foot. Luckily, we had maps for most cities, so eventually, we reached every destination we wanted to see... still, I realized that exploring a foreign country (or city, for that matter) by help of a map is a very useful analogy for how he approach many things in our everyday lives. Consider the following scenario: you're in a foreign city and try to find a certain street or alley. All street signs are descript in a foreign language, i.e. pretty much useless for your needs. Houses are not numbered. After some time, you reach a crossroads with a street sign you can actually identify (either because it's a main road an hence labelled in western characters or because ...