Safety blanket that smothers us
A safety blanket that smothers us.
That’s how I think about email and channels like Slack and Teams.
We all complain about the volume of messages and meetings we have to wade through, but honestly, I think they are our safety blanket.
Because input is easier than output.
It’s easier to respond than create something new.
When I get frazzled, bored or overwhelmed, for example, you know what I do?
I turn to social media. For more input.
Because input is easier than...
What gets measured is the problem
Einstein told us that if you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.
I believe that.
Are you seeing the disconnect, though?
It’s not simplicity, or more specifically clarity, that we measure our work against.
No. It’s a volume game, modern business.
Get it out the door and get on with the next assignment.
It takes time to curate, pare back, refine, and s-l-o-w thinking is no match for our itch to scratch off the “to-do” list.
As...
