Hey 👋🏽,

Sit down so we can tie your shoes.
They’re Yeezys, mom.

I rolled my eyes and patted the space on the stairs next to me. He sat down close, and stared out the window.

It was Thursday and we were running late. Typically, a late start prompts me to speed up the treadmill. Move faster, coach harder. Let’s go.

He interrupted my inner dialogue:

It’s raining hard.

How can you tell?

The puddles are wiggling, a lot.

A choice presented itself. Run faster, or sit still?

I put my right arm around his shoulders and pulled him closer, turning the treadmill off. We were already late.

We sat and watched the puddles wiggle.

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Here are a few things I enjoyed this week:

🧠 today I learned that not everyone has an internal monologue and it has ruined my day, Inside My mind, 3m

How do you think…and how do other people think? This article shared by my coworker Stephanie Yoder has been an illuminating conversation starter over the last 2 weeks.

Plus, a practical followup from last week’s pmarca productivity guide: taking back Mondays (and Tuesdays) WTF Studio, 3m

❤️the harsh truth about fear, Stacking the Bricks, 5m

Is fear holding you back from doing something? Amy Hoy knows that blaming fear makes your ego feel good but she doesn’t buy it (and neither do I).

Fear was framed

Thanks to my coworker Nick Moore for sharing.

🚶🏽‍♀️ be meta-considerate Sivers, 2m

Being superficially considerate can be deeply inconsiderate. Doing the opposite is often ultimately more considerate.

I see you, I love you, let’s have a great week.

P.S. on my blog this week why you’re dying at your desk 10m

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