It’s almost as if we’re all walking around with a huge expectation of being attacked, and it’s warping the ability to make connections as humans.
I remember a great wisdom gained during a job search. What’s more personal than putting yourself out there, seeking affirmation of your skills and worth (and a paycheck)! The wisdom came from re…
It’s almost as if we’re all walking around with a huge expectation of being attacked, and it’s warping the ability to make connections as humans.
I remember a great wisdom gained during a job search. What’s more personal than putting yourself out there, seeking affirmation of your skills and worth (and a paycheck)! The wisdom came from realizing that it’s really not all about you. Yes, you’re super focused on what you want…but maybe the person on the other end of the communication has 15 different top priorities and you’re down in the stack?
What is it about our modern psyche that makes it all so damn personal all the time? Why the rush to assume the worst about our fellow travelers - particularly those not of our ‘tribe’?
We are all people, people. Amber needs to chill and stop projecting her presumed victim hood on others who may (or may not) feel the same.
"Yes, you’re super focused on what you want…but maybe the person on the other end of the communication has 15 different top priorities and you’re down in the stack?"
This is what's so hard for many of us. I guess *all* of us depending on the circumstances. It's so easy to let our own needs take precedence over other people's. It's hard to see ourselves as just another person in a situation instead of the "main character."
In Amber's case, it seems even in a conversation that didn't involve her, she can't stop inserting her needs and feelings.
It’s almost as if we’re all walking around with a huge expectation of being attacked, and it’s warping the ability to make connections as humans.
I remember a great wisdom gained during a job search. What’s more personal than putting yourself out there, seeking affirmation of your skills and worth (and a paycheck)! The wisdom came from realizing that it’s really not all about you. Yes, you’re super focused on what you want…but maybe the person on the other end of the communication has 15 different top priorities and you’re down in the stack?
What is it about our modern psyche that makes it all so damn personal all the time? Why the rush to assume the worst about our fellow travelers - particularly those not of our ‘tribe’?
We are all people, people. Amber needs to chill and stop projecting her presumed victim hood on others who may (or may not) feel the same.
"Yes, you’re super focused on what you want…but maybe the person on the other end of the communication has 15 different top priorities and you’re down in the stack?"
This is what's so hard for many of us. I guess *all* of us depending on the circumstances. It's so easy to let our own needs take precedence over other people's. It's hard to see ourselves as just another person in a situation instead of the "main character."
In Amber's case, it seems even in a conversation that didn't involve her, she can't stop inserting her needs and feelings.