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Execupundit.com: An Old Neighborhood

They were there for one another. They were there to celebrate and boost one another. You had to coax them to brag.

A few years ago, a couple bought the nice little victorian cottage three doors down. The neighbor that owned it had passed away. The kids didn’t want it.

The couple promptly tore it down. They built a soulless modern house that sticks out like a sore thumb. The kitchen is in the front. The living room in the back. The curtain’s are drawn. The only light one ever sees is the flicker of the TV.

My wife and daughter call them “The Vampires”. 

“I’m singing this song for my sister Sinead

Concerning the god awful mess that she made

When she told them her truth just as hard as she could

Her message profoundly was misunderstood

There’s humans entrusted with guarding our gold

And humans in charge of the saving of souls

And humans responded all over the world

Condemning that bald headed brave little girl

And maybe she’s crazy and maybe she ain’t

But so was Picasso and so were the saints

And she’s never been partial to shackles or chains

She’s too old for breaking and too young to tame

It’s askin’ for trouble to stick out your neck

In terms of a target a big silhouette

But some candles flicker and some candles fade

And some burn as true as my sister Sinead

And maybe she’s crazy and maybe she ain’t

But so was Picasso and so were the saints

And she’s never been partial to shackles or chains

She’s too old for breaking and too young to tame”

— Kris Kristofferson, written in 1992 for Sinéad O’Connor when she was booed off the stage at a Bob Dylan anniversary concert. 

Jack Cheng on “Body Doubling”

Folks in ADHD circles talk about body doubling, which is like coworking with a wider net. You can overcome resistance more easily, the thought goes, when there’s someone else doing it at the same time. Or even if there’s someone else merely in the same space.

I don’t believe I have ADHD but if I’m talking to you on the phone for more than five minutes, I’m also likely sweeping the floor or cleaning the kitchen.

The past is not true | Derek Sivers

Aim a laser pointer at the moon, then move your hand the tiniest bit, and it’ll move a thousand miles at the other end. The tiniest misunderstanding long ago, amplified through time, leads to piles of misunderstandings in the present.

Truth. Something I struggle with. This helps.

Annie’s take is deeply helpful as well…

We’re attempting to pull off top-level behavior modifications. But we’re not seeing the source, the justification, the place where these behaviors originate.

That’s the story.