Fear, guilt, terror, emotions that sear memories into the brain. Reflecting on good times, the mundane, the days that went by without note. Small delights, simple pleasures, those that melt into memories.

There are so many skills we take for granted in ourselves yet are highly valued by others. When is that value realized? When you see your skill set through the eyes of someone who could benefit from.

Receiving feedback well is not synonymous with implementing it. Resisting to implement feedback, especially when espoused by those in power, can be especially challenging, just ask Galileo. Yet before considering whether feedback should result in change or not, consider what it’s telling you about the deliverer. This person perceived X. How did they get that…

Out with the ancient and in with old. Out with the old and in with the new. Out with the new and in with the tried and tested. There’s a place for it all depending on the goal.

Inversion and its application in various thought exercises continues to interest me. What do you want to have on your tombstone? Now, reverse that. What would you not want on your tombstone?