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Sam Broadway's avatar

Incredible piece. Very helpful to me personally as I become better acquainted with my particularly acute vicissitudes (as an individual “affected by bipolar disorder,” as my therapist and I have agreed to say). Currently coming out of a state of slow down (low mo) due to my having stopped to rest and take stock. This was everything I’ve been considering deeply of late. Thank you.

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Laura London's avatar

Interesting piece! I shared this with my boyfriend, I think he’ll like it, too.

It’s easy to conceptualize this in my own life because I’m not taking a typical career path + my personal life journey has been very chaotic outside of work (relationships, etc, has taught me that plans only work for a short time, and then they fail, and you have to re-orientate yourself, as you have said in this piece).

One thing I guess I’m missing is conceptualizing how the value of momentum has changed. In what time in American history was momentum more valuable than mass? Is a product of how the working environment has changed, where less people stay at a company for the duration of their career, plus how the risk of change (ai, for example, as you list) can disrupt virtually everyone’s plans and stability, should they not also value mass properly?

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