You don’t need a building named after you. A coworker who learned the job faster because of you is legacy enough.
STILLNESS
WHAT THIS MEANS
The size of a mark has very little to do with whether it lasts. Teaching somebody the shortcuts so their first weeks hurt less changes their actual life, which is more than most plaques manage. It also keeps moving, because they will do the same for whoever comes next.
On your next shift, show one new person the thing nobody bothered to tell you. Spend the three minutes rather than watching them struggle through it.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
Who has learned their job faster because you helped them?
MORE IN TIME, MORTALITY & LEGACY
- Family stories get a little bigger every time they’re told. That’s not lying. It’s how love edits.
- When a moment’s really good, say it out loud: “This is good.” It helps you actually remember it.
- When you’re older, the friends who knew you before you figured anything out become priceless. Keep a few from now.
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.