The Hold
Subbu AllamarajuWhat you're defending is the obstacle.
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I vs. My Obstacle
Remember the hero from my previous essay? The hero faces an obstacle and gets caught in an emotional rollercoaster while the audience waits for him to act. I called that phase Act II. The hero would finally emerge from his rollercoaster, li...
The Mountain in Act II
On June 12th, I parted ways with my employer. It ended months of uncertainty at work. Snap ... cut ... and I got out with no drama. For a few days, it felt liberating and exhilarating at times, and scary and uncertain at others. That change...
The Darker Mountain
I was walking with a dear friend on a nearby hiking trail recently. We had not seen each other in a few years. We were chatting about what had happened in our lives in the interim. To spice up the conversation, I asked her to pause for a mi...
The Authentic Mountain
It is time to dig deep to tear apart the romantic idea that authenticity is showing up as yourself. Nobody knows what being yourself means except through the stories you tell about yourself. Here is what authenticity does: I’m this and that...
Two Mountains
I know a software developer, call her A. B is the manager of another team, handling a critical project with plenty of tasks to be done, and dealing with escalations from other teams. A offered to help. A’s manager C talked to B, and they ag...
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A software engineer turned leader, incubating the next version to do life’s best work. Working on The Hold. Follow along to see if what you are defending is worth defending.
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