It can be pretty hard to see another way when you’re inside the status quo.

Here’s a few things that might be helpful when you’re looking to make a leap out of a broken system:

Accept you won’t get there on the first try.
Find some friends to go with you.
Make friends with people who have already started.
Give yourself time to prepare.
Read a lot.
Make a plan. It’s unlikely to be useful, but the process is helpful.
Travel light. Figure out what you can leave behind, and then then be prepared to drop it.
Hang on to the essentials.
Figure out why you’re jumping. Write it down.

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I'm relentlessly curious and continually learning.

My interests are scattered across topics including property, strategy, acoustics, psychology, theology, systems theory, quantum physics and leadership. I read, listen, watch, and learn about whatever grabs my attention in the moment.

This is a learning experiment.

I come here to try to make sense of something I’ve come across, by writing about it.

I’m immersing myself in a new language.

I’m learning to speak Te Reo Māori, the language of the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand and one of our official languages. After spending 2020 studying, I’m figuring out how to keep the journey going outside the classroom.

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