When I sat where you are sitting now, I felt like the only person in the room without a map. I looked at my colleagues—loud, confident, decisive—and I felt small. But almost 30 years later, I can tell you the secret they are keeping: Everyone is winging it. If you are waiting to feel like … Continue reading The noise is a mask (a note to my 25 year old self)
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Empathy
There's a fact about the human condition which explains a lot about the ways we often interact. When I do something, I understand my reasons for doing it - all of the reasons, emotions and back-story to whatever that act is. When someone else does something though, we have none of that context. All that … Continue reading Empathy
Simple work vs. the cost of living
Back in 2020, while in the middle of a lengthy renovation of our front garden, I wrote a post about monotonous work. I found myself thinking about that again today. You see, in the kind of work that I do (professional services/management consultancy), sometimes I finish a day’s work and wonder what I have actually … Continue reading Simple work vs. the cost of living
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