Tuesday, February 07, 2023
The Things That Surround Us
The things that surround us are inseparable from who we are.
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Eugene Rochberg-Halton, The Meaning of Things
Coordination Rules
If your team's event is going to be in your colleagues' geographic territory, tell them about it.
Even if it doesn't directly involve them?
Tell them anyway. Think of it as a courtesy. Besides that, something more substantive may surface. A related point: If the action falls in a hazy area between your turf and theirs, consult them in advance.
Isn't that going to take time?
Sure, but it will save time down the road by preventing misunderstandings and hurt feelings. Go with this simple rule: If in doubt, coordinate. It fosters trust and trust is the coin of the realm.
First Paragraph
The woods were lovely, dark, and deep, and full of noisy bastards. From his foxhole, Sparrow could hear the grunting and thrashing of combat, of bodies crashing through foliage. Some things breaking were branches, and others might be bones. Sound travelled more cleanly in the countryside. This might not be true but it was interesting, which mattered more. Sound travelled more cleanly, so what he was hearing could include the fracturing of legs and fingers as well as splintering twigs. His foxhole wasn't constructed; was simply a ditch in which he'd secreted himself while the opening sallies played out. The initial clash of armies was where you lost your cannon fodder. Once the dumb meat had been carted from the field, war passed into the hands of the thinkers.
- From Bad Actors by Mick Herron
Monday, February 06, 2023
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