I used to know what the work was.Make the thing.Ship the thing.Improve the thing.There was a shape to it.A beginning.A middle.An end.Now it's …
The Work Isn’t the Work Anymore
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Application vs Usage
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Some words look interchangeable.Application and usage are two of them.Most of the time we treat them like synonyms.They aren't.Usage simply means …
The Story of We
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The word "we" changes the room.Shrinks the space.It removes the distance between speaker and listener.When I say we, I'm no longer standing outside …
The Story of Us
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Somewhere in every interaction there is a change.It's subtle.The moment when the story stops being about youand becomes about us.Not …
The Story of You
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The word "you" shows up quickly in conversation.Usually right after something happens.You said this.You did that.You should have done something …
Pronoun Usage
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People are suddenly very serious about pronouns.How they're used.Which ones apply.What they signal.The conversation can get intense.Precise.Almost …
Tolerate
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I looked up the definition.To tolerate:to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act ofwithout prohibition or hindrance; permit.To endure without …
First Things First
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I tell myself I'm putting things in order.Cleaning up.Organizing.Tightening the edges.It feels productive.Sometimes I'm not sequencing.I'm …
I Don’t Think In Targets
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It's easy to confuse thinking and planning.They both happen in my mind.They both feel like I am progressing.I find they do different work.When I'm …