Today’s Question: I’m struggling to find a balance between the benefits of all our technology with the downsides of their effects on me individually and on our society as a whole. Any advice?
Today’s episode explores the concept of the Ship of Theseus. This philosophical paradox asks: If you replace every component of a ship, one by one over time, does it remain the same ship?
The Managing The Middle series offers advice on serving as a better bridge between the divides within our organizations, societies, and lives.
It’s the kind of advice I would have benefitted from when I started managing projects and people in my twenties. The series is also intended as a counter to polarization and extremism, an aide to embracing the shades of gray between issues.
Today I’m focusing on one of my favorite sayings: It’s hard to build walls when the house is on fire.
It’s meant to capture a specific tension: Balancing the building of meaningful, substantial things that matter (such as systems, tools or products), against the constant barrage of modern life (unplanned problems, constant interruptions, mundane tasks & demands on our time)