CHAPTER 3

We’ve Got Some Walls in the Way

We’ve gotten good at building

We’ve gotten good at building

walls, wars,

wigglingwrecking our way

out of our connections

to others, pretending

our stories

are the only ones

that matter.

 

The biggest challenge we face now is strengthening our ability to connect effectively with others.

Our work lives and our personal lives are more integrated than ever before. With the rise of remote and hybrid work, we’ve gotten a glimpse into each others’ personal lives in ways that weren’t possible when we went to the office and could pretend we were fine, that our outward image was entirely accurate. I think the most humanizing (and refreshing) thing we’ve seen over the past few years with our lives on video is realizing ...

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