I know I need to let go.Let go of the story.Let go of the scoreboard.Let go of the need to be certain before I act.In many moments, I do.I follow the …
No Answer Is an Answer
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Is It Just Me?
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I’ve been in the room.Fully in it.I’ve been with you.Fully with you.Doing what was indicated.Feeling aligned.Acting from clarity.Not confused. Not …
Objectionable Risk or Objective Reward
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Objections sound smart.Measured.Reasonable.They explain why something won’t work.Why the timing is wrong.Why we should wait.They create the illusion …
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Understanding Agents
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We were taught to become Knowledge Workers.Take in the information.Follow the frameworks.Pass the test.Get it right.Knowledge gave us the blueprint.Do …
Better Questions
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I used to think clarity came from answers.From figuring it out.From solving the right problem.Answers to move on.I asked sharp questions.Productive …
Just Released: Observations of a Sidekick – Who This Book Is For
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It’s a reasonable question.“Who’s this book for?”It was reasonable 500 years agowhen books were rare.It’s even more reasonable now.I didn’t write this …
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Intentional Energy
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I used to try to manage time.Color-coded it.Sliced it into 30-minute blocks.Tried to stretch it.Tried to beat it.Time didn’t care.It kept …
Responding to Priority
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My system didn’t have a filter.Without a filter everything got treated the same.I thought fast response meant good response.It didn’t.It meant I was …
Diagnosing Priority
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Everything felt important.Everything felt urgent.That was the problem.My system didn’t have a filter.Without a filter everything got treated the …
Responding to Complexity
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I kept trying to find the right response.I wanted a fix. A strategy. An answer.When what complexity requiresis the right kind of effort.Not more …
Timing Complexity
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I kept saying I didn’t have enough.Not enough hours. Not enough help. Not enough space.The problem wasn’t time.It was the timing of the parts.Too many …
Drowning in Certainty
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I wasn’t managing time. I was drowning in it.I told myself I needed a better system.I needed less self-deception.Thinking I could do it all.Planning …