Much feverish speculation that Apple will be bringing out a new Tablet computer (on 26th January. e.g. http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/12/win-an-apple-tablet/). I hope they do!
A lot is made of their obsessive secrecy. Another way of looking at this is that they retreat into privacy whilst developing new products, become very visible when they launch, then disappear again.
You could look at Apple’s 2009 and read that as a period of consolidation, of deliberately drawing back from the public before launching into 2010. In 2009 the main outward signs of life were tweaks to the Mac OS, iPhone and iPod.
A sort of Yin and Yang thing. And Yin is not retreat or defeat. It’s a regrouping, refinding your balance, taking the measure of your oponent, scanning the environment, taking time to think, then springing forward with focus and energy.
Next time you have a tricky problem, try drawing back from it, get some perspective and - when you’re ready - move towards it with renewed energy.
At this time of year we get a lot of advice about setting personal goals, clarifying our vision and so on. For a lot of folk this creates a kind of performance anxiety - “I don’t know what my vision is”. Give yourself a break! It’ll come to you in time.
