I’ve been jotting down notes, on everything, for as long as I can remember. A supervisor who couldn't return a text. A TV interviewer who handled a difficult subject better than most managers handle a difficult employee. An article making a point it doesn't realize it's making. Twenty years of pattern recognition means the filter is always running.
This is where I stop taking notes and start saying something.
Who's On First — Abbott & Costello
Seven minutes of two people trying their absolute hardest to have what should be a simple conversation. Watch it once for the laughs. Watch it again for work.
This is the kind of thing I think about. If it resonates, there's more where it came from — or let’s talk.