If something matters, learn what destroys it slowly.
REFLECTION
WHAT THIS MEANS
Most things are not destroyed suddenly. They are destroyed by a slow process that is easy to overlook: corrosion, unaddressed resentment, disuse, small compromises accepted repeatedly. Knowing the specific slow mechanism for something you value is more useful than any general resolution to look after it.
Take something that matters to you and name what actually erodes it. Then decide on one action that opposes that specific process. Precision beats good intentions here.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
What slowly erodes the thing you most want to keep?
MORE IN PERCEPTION & ATTENTION
- Saying “every role matters” is easy. Leaders prove it by learning what the equipment manager actually does.
- A crew of nodding heads will cheer you straight off a cliff. Keep one friend who asks, ‘Wait, really?’
- Even the smartest person in the room is clueless about something. Brilliance has blind spots too.
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