Waves that crash loudest are already finished. The quiet swell out back is where the power is.

By the time something is loud it is usually over. A wave that is crashing has already spent itself, while the real power is out the back in a swell that makes almost no noise, and the same pattern holds for people. The one shouting in the group chat has finished. The person who will actually change something next year is often quiet right now and building.

Stop reading volume as strength this week. Watch for who is working without announcing it, and if that is you, resist the pull to get louder just to be counted.