Not advice. Mostly notes from the middle of things.
Science Nerd Corner
It's not weakness. It's neuroscience. When the amygdala hijacks your prefrontal cortex, waiting for clarity is the worst possible strategy. Here's what the research actually says — and it's more actionable than you think.
7 min read
On frameworks
Every speaker eventually gets asked to turn their keynote into a framework. Five steps. A wheel diagram. An acronym. I keep saying no. Not because frameworks are bad. Because the people I'm speaking to have already tried six of them this year.
4 min read
On listening
The most honest conversations at any corporate training happen in the parking lot afterward. Not in the breakout sessions. Not at the catered lunch. In the parking lot, where someone catches up to you and says the thing they couldn't say in the room.
5 min read
A short list
Resting and hiding. / Sitting with it and being stuck in it. / Patience and avoidance. / Acceptance and giving up. / Discernment and overthinking. / I keep these on a sticky note. I look at it most days.
2 min read
The Avocado Files
The avocado has been sitting on the counter for three days. I keep meaning to do something with it. I keep not doing something with it. This is the same week I'm supposed to be making a decision I've been putting off for two months.
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