As a younger man, I always had a "data over feelings" view of the world, but after 15+ years of performing analytical testing, seeing data manipulated in every possible direction to fit personal biases and agendas, I now view feelings as the only thing that really matters.
i’m almost jealous at how concisely this threads some of the things i tried to articulate in the good fight (https://yoursinigo.substack.com/p/the-good-fight) but never so jealous that i’d hoard such an astute observation for myself
It is unfair to single out the defenseless Labubu in all this, but the toy, if it can be called that (it does not really do anything), is a sign of our distraction culture, our culture of constant dopamine hits from countless sources, all of which together form a wall preventing us from investigating anything—information, each other, our own... See more
Because shame, at its core, is the feeling that emerges when your deepest values are misaligned with your daily actions. It's the emotional signal that tells you something needs to change - not just in your career, but in your relationship to the work itself.
The shame I felt sitting in those conference rooms wasn't personal weakness or professional... See more