🍣 Almost everything will work again if you do this
Anne Lamott has this great line:
And ain't that the truth.
We like to compare our brains and bodies to machines.
A faulty metaphor.
But, within the above idea, it works very well.
It's easy to feel overwhelmed by everything around us.
I wonder if that's a feature, not a bug.
A sign that you care.
After all, if you don't care, then you simply coast past events as if nothing happened.
But i know that's not you.
Yes, you.
Reading this right now.
Fourth wall, yeah?
This idea is one of the reasons i've been a fan of the TBD Conference for years.
Paul (the founder) has a fabulous mind, and deep generosity of spirit when it comes to knowledge.
And the folks he invites over to talk share the exact same traits.
The topic this year?
Re/dis/connecting.
Beautiful.
Important.
Unplugging to give your mind a chance to sharpen itself.
Well, i spoke to Paul and got a sweet deal for ya.
If you use this link, which has the code 'salmontheory', he will give you an extra free ticket.
He'll email you a code after you buy the ticket.
I am a deep believer that we all have emotional and intellectual seasons.
May this be the season you unplug, replug, and come back with a 117% charge.
That's right, you get to bend physics for a hot second here.
Salmon Theory, by Rob Estreitinho
Helping savvy strategists swim upstream.
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