Some truths don’t shape the work. They reshape the ground it stands on. … …
Bulldozers …
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The Rules We Run On
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In our house, we don’t talk about values. We talk about rules. Values are important. Rules are easier to remember. Especially when we’re small, or …
Awesome is Included
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I’m being discerning. Clear-eyed vision. Constructively critical of the details. Calling it like I see it. I call it focus. It’s fixation. I couldn’t …
Systems That Don’t Know When to Stop
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Every system is perfectly designed to produce its current results. Some systems were designed to solve a problem. Others were designed to keep …
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Against or Toward
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An objection is resistance. It stops me. It argues with uncertainty. It avoids answering why. When I object,I dress up my hesitation as logic. I …
Make Room for the New
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I say I want new. New perspective. New outcomes. New level. There’s a catch. I have to make space for the new. Otherwise I’m full. Full of …
Just Sit In It
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The space opened up. A pause. A gap. A moment not yet filled. I wanted to move. To decide. To plan. To fix. I called it progress. It was escape. The …
Without Stability, We Spin
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Radical change is not the problem. The problem is when there’s no rhythm to return to. When there’s no thunder after the lightning. That’s when we …
The Rules We Run On
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In our house, we don’t talk about values. We talk about rules. Values are important. Rules are easier to remember. Especially when we’re small,or feeling …
Awesome is Included
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I’m being discerning. Clear-eyed vision. Constructively critical of the details. Calling it like I see it. I call it focus. It’s fixation. I couldn’t …
Systems Don’t Solve Like Problems
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There was a time I thought everything could be fixed. Adjust the output. Swap the part. Solve the problem. I called it progress. It was me applying …
Helpful or Looped
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There are times I tell myself I’m being responsive. Available. Supportive. In service. I called it helpful. It was compulsive. I couldn’t see the …