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tify the laborer, the crafter, the rational, and the dreamer. The first two
are principally in the doing mode, of course, and the latter two are in
the thinking mode.
All individuals function in all four fields at different points in time,
as they migrate around the map according to what they’re doing or the
challenges that face them. But all individuals also have a dominant
thinking mode and a dominant doing mode, one of which is their
superdominant mode, which normally defines that person’s primary
value to the organization.
Sometimes you can be in all four modes over a very short period of
time. Let’s take the example of painting your living room. When con-
sidering unusual paint colors, say periwinkle or puce, or trying to match
color on the underside of a rubber plant leaf, you would be in the
dreamer mode. When considering colors such as tan or gray, colors that
are more common, you would be in the rational mode. When doing the
fine work of painting—cutting edges or painting a window sash—you’d
be in what I term the crafter mode. But when you’re watching something
on TV or doing something else that occupies your mind while at the
same time painting the walls (barely concentrating on what you’re
doing), then in terms of Mind Farming you’re in the laborer mode.

THE LABORER MODE

Those who operate entirely or mostly in the laborer mode are the
foundation of the doing workforce. Since the beginning of time, most
organizations have needed laborers, but this demand has been
decreasing recently as machines and computers take over many of the

Dreamer

Rational

Crafter