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Far as we know, humans are the only critter aware of — and able to limit, explore, or expand — its capacity. This awareness is the key to our superpower: adaptation.

Leadership, the kind that ends the pattern, is something quieter. Something steadier. Something rooted in presence, not performance.

Start asking: What if I tried this differently? What if I dropped this identity? What if I just said yes for a week? You get to be both subject and scientist. Explorer and experiment.

This is the quiet machinery of collapse: the normalization of disconnect, the subtle betrayals of truth, and the daily rituals of self-abandonment that become culture.

Curiosity opens the door. Astonishment walks through it, looks around, and forgets there even was a door. It's too occupied with hushed appreciation.

We live in a time when the dominant tone is resignation disguised as realism. But I believe in a different tone. I believe in the human capacity to remember what we’ve forgotten.

Convenience breeds comfort. And comfort, while sometimes necessary, is addictive. Extended coziness turns to dependence.

Living from rhythm is not about getting it “right.” It’s about honoring the full spectrum of the leadership experience.