Beekeepers wear the veil even when the bees seem calm. Respect the risk on the good days too.
RESILIENCE
WHAT THIS MEANS
Risk does not go away because today is calm. The veil goes on anyway, because being wrong once costs far more than being careful every time, and a quiet day tells you nothing about the next one. Precautions only protect you when they are unconditional. Skipping them on easy days is precisely how people get caught on the day things change.
Find the precaution you drop when everything seems fine. Helmet, goggles, seatbelt, the brace at the foot of the ladder. Use it this week without first checking whether it looks necessary.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
Which precaution do you drop when things feel safe?
MORE IN DISCIPLINE, WORK & STANDARDS
- Calluses only stay if you keep playing. Skip a month and you get to feel the sting all over again.
- A dog that’s been rewarded for jumping on people won’t stop overnight. Neither will you. Be patient with the retraining.
- Being five minutes early is free. Being five minutes late spends someone else’s time.
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.