Where did you learn that safety lives outside of you?
One observation. I walked through the neighbourhood where I grew up and a memory surfaced that stopped me. A kid walking between apartment blocks, looking at windows, wondering if somewhere
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One observation. One cost. One question. One closing line. Every week.
The answer was in my pocket
One observation. Last night I couldn't sleep because the company I consult for was sold. My mind went straight to math. How much in the bank, how much
Gut feeling
One observation. I talked myself out of two jobs I was about to get. Both times I thought something in me was broken. Looking back, my gut saw what the
The prediction engine
A guy told me last week he knew exactly what business to start. Had the idea, had clients ready, had the whole thing planned. Couldn't move. Not for
The room got lighter
One observation A friend died last week. At the match dedicated to him, his teammates weren't grieving. They were relieved. The man who lived without filters was gone,
Relief is a terrible negotiator
One observation When they offered me almost three times what I'd been making, I said "I'm fine with that" while trying not to smile.
The Kinder egg on the floor
One observation I put a Kinder egg on the floor and sat down. The kid who "ignores everyone" stayed next to me in twenty seconds. One cost Adults
Three feet away
One observation I deleted almost every app that wasn't essential because I didn't want my kid growing up seeing me stare at a rectangle more often
What the old chair knew
One observation A year after I restored three old chairs by hand, IKEA released one with almost the same design, half the weight, a hollow frame, and somehow more expensive
The seat you earn
One observation You can talk about hiring after reading ten articles, or after sitting through fifty interviews and getting it wrong. The difference shows fast. One cost Years of consuming
Fear has terrible math
One observation Fear predicts endings. Experience delivers beginnings. One cost The only real loss is the time spent believing the imaginary version was the final one. One question What is
Tracking killed the practice
One observation The practice stopped being something I did and turned into something I tracked. One cost The energy moved from the work to the streak, and missing a day