7-40 Challenge | Round 4, Day 19 I was in a business conversation today. I thought I was being clear. I gave what I believed were straightforward directives — here's the problem, here's what I need done, here are the actions to take. One person on the call almost point-blank refused to accept the message. … Continue reading My Fault
Breaking Parkinson’s Law
7-40 Challenge | Round 4, Day 18 Parkinson's Law says work expands to fill the time available for its completion. Give yourself two weeks to do something that takes a day, and it'll take two weeks. Not because the work is hard. Because you'll let it. I've been watching myself do this for months. I … Continue reading Breaking Parkinson’s Law
The Wing-It Tax
7-40 Challenge | Round 4, Day 17 I was 19 and a bit unobservant. I signed up for what I thought was personal finance. I wanted to learn how to balance my checkbook. I ended up in fundamentals of business finance, learning bond valuation. I did what I always did in college — I winged … Continue reading The Wing-It Tax
Dare Mighty Things (Fifteen Years Later)
7-40 Challenge | Round 4, Day 16 In 2011, I wrote a short passage about a prisoner escaping a cell. He finds a footprint on the floor — proof that someone walked this path before him. He picks up a sword and feels something pulse through his arm. He remembers: I am a warrior. I … Continue reading Dare Mighty Things (Fifteen Years Later)
The Drift You Don’t Notice
7-40 Challenge | Round 4, Day 15 Week one, you push back on everything AI gives you. You check the output. You question the reasoning. You verify the facts. You're in charge and you know it. By week ten, the checking feels redundant. The tool has been right so many times that pushing back seems … Continue reading The Drift You Don’t Notice
