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Are you the Mystic in the Middle? Solitude, leadership, and the unknown
A few years ago, a study on solitude was published in Nature Scientific Reports exploring whether balancing alone time and social time increases overall wellbeing. The research landscape is split: some studies highlight the upsides of being alone (more autonomy, less pressure, space for creativity), while others point to the downsides (loneliness, isolation). In this study, it wasn’t simply the amount of alone time that predicted loneliness, but whether that amount was higher
Sep 233 min read
Between a robin and 13 stone people.
On a morning walk, I noticed a robin on a bridge. It was delightfully unafraid. At the edge of the bridge, someone had built a group of stone people — some smiling, some not — huddled together. I stopped to look for a few moments. While imagining how they felt, I turned and noticed the robin had flown closer and was looking at me, waiting and gazing. It reversed the direction of attention. Who was looking at who? In that flash of an instant, it was clear I wasn’t the centre o
Sep 161 min read
How to make a difference when you can’t.
People ask if I miss public health. The scale and impact of it. I used to want to save the world through grand transformation. Then I realised that without collective leadership, including self-leadership, it wouldn't work. No one was coming to save the day. So how do we know where to make a difference? READ ON OR USE THE FILLABLE VERSION TO REFLECT AS YOU READ HERE. Heroes don't scale (something I discuss in The Success Trap). The easy but bottomless and paralysing question:
Sep 93 min read
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