It is a beautiful day in NYC and unreasonably warm. Great time to walk and think.
Since I don’t wear headphones anymore while I walk, my morning commute doubles as thinking time for what is happening with my life.
Every once in a while I will use this space to talk about those thoughts, and where they go.
Here are three that consumed me this morning.
- Why are you constrained by the person you were yesterday?
- Why does ego play such a huge part in the world around us, especially since the only person keeping the score is that very same ego. It is a vicious circle, and more often than not, it can stop me from doing my best work. Any need for revenge or ‘fairness’ for petty slights always results in my anger rising, and ending up with nothing resolved.
- Dignity deficit
- On the other hand, that ego is there. When you offend someones identity and humiliate them, it causes dignity deficit. It’s horrible because instead of moving forward, you leave a person scrambling to rebuild. There are levels to this, but every level of dignity deficit makes it near impossible to work creatively through something. If you are managing someone who feels this way, it is a far better use of your time to sit down and get them to dignity neutral to proceed. Also – a great way to gauge the trust people have with you.
- Sleep Apnea
- With sleep apnea on the rise, there is a great opportunity for someone to come up with a way to make the process easier and more effective.
- Sleep studies are expensive and time-consuming.
- CPAP Machines are expensive and require setup. Big pain to move around.
- When all set up, masks don’t secure, so people lose the benefits, unknown because they are asleep.
- With sleep apnea on the rise, there is a great opportunity for someone to come up with a way to make the process easier and more effective.
From the desk of Adam Thomas 