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I Was the Guy Taking Meetings From the Car
Jana says she can tell within fifteen seconds of a first call whether somebody is going to hit their goal. I spent years proving her right. I took meetings from the highway on purpose, because I wanted my boss to hear the road noise. I thought it sounded like commitment.
I Published Something Wednesday and Was Arguing With It by Thursday Night
You can hold the gas pedal down the whole way. You'll get there. You'll also cook the engine, and you won't be able to describe a single thing you passed. Coasting isn't quitting. It's what keeps the car working.
Ten Hours at a Desk, and Where the Joy Actually Showed Up
My payoff comes at the end of the day, silently, in a journal, in a currency she can't spend. She doesn't get any of it in real time. What she gets in real time is a guy at a desk with his head down who isn't laughing. I got paid. She watched me not get paid.