Uncanny
Every so often, I notice a pattern. Someone at work decides I’m brilliant. Yes, I know how that sounds, but I have years of data on this.
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11 essays
A note from the edge
On the stretch between momentum and meaning-making. Everything seems to have slowed at once.
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What can it do? (Revisited)
Systems thinking, resistance, and the ethics of pushing change In 2014, I wrote a short blog post inspired by the film Apollo 13.
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Held together, loosely: The space isn’t changing
Part of the Held together, loosely mini series. Some systems are built not to move. They’re cemented by hierarchy, hardened by habit, and buffered by the comfort of routine.
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Held together, loosely: How do you relate to someone angry at the system you’re part of?
Part of the Held together, loosely mini series. There’s a particular kind of discomfort that I’ve encountered a few times now – enough for it to start forming a pattern.
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Held together, loosely: The edge of control
Part of the Held together, loosely mini series. I like clarity. I like purpose. I like getting things done. That’s not a confession – it’s a pattern I’ve often been praised for.
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When nothing happens
Maybe the work isn’t always to provoke change. Maybe sometimes it’s enough to bear witness – to notice, to reflect, and to remain open to what hasn’t yet arrived.
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The test is a mirror
How challenge reveals — and reshapes — who we are and the systems we inhabit In 2017, I wrote a short blog post called Time for reflection (the test is a mirror).
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Aftershock: Outlasting the system
I wrote a post at the beginning of the year about ontological shock – that moment when your understanding of the world breaks apart under the weight of new truths.
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The observer effect: (Not a post about quantum physics)
I find that when I start thinking about something, I see it everywhere. (Not the observer effect.
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The flow state – Just get lost
Have you ever been so absorbed in an activity that the world around you seemed to melt away? Hours felt like minutes, and every action felt effortless and natural.
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