Divya Gupta

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The most important phase in a project of one's own is at the beginning: when you go from thinking it might be cool to do x to actually doing x. And at that point high standards are not merely useless but positively harmful. There are a few people who start too many new projects, but far more, I suspect, who are deterred by fear of failure from... See more

Do something often that scares you, even if it seems silly that you’re scared. Otherwise, you start to live very small. You think you like living small, but it makes you crabby and crabbed.

But here's what Buurtzorg shows us: it's not complete chaos if you allow everyone their own power to think for themselves. When nurses were trusted to follow their professional judgment rather than rigid protocols, both they and their patients thrived. It's actually much more effective than command and control, and everyone doing the same thing.

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when we let ourselves sit with the discomfort of not knowing exactly what will happen next , something remarkable happens. The world doesn't end. Our businesses don't collapse. We all figure things out together. It’s safe to trust.

Most of the damage isn’t from a “missed practice.” It’s from the shame we pile on top of it. Once you strip that layer away, you’re free to enjoy the music again—and enjoyment is what fuels consistency