Great analogy Andrew. Working at high altitude is like always working at top of scope. Yes it’s hard and pressured. In health, I often hear practitioners say they enjoy the respite of occasionally dropping into other realms. It momentarily eases the pressure and keeps them grounded, and can be a strategy that helps maintain empathy and reduce burnout.
Does this occasional respite also help them perform better at high altitude (not just feel better) and if so, is there scope to structure it to reap the benefits and control the boundary?
Good observation Marianne. I find in my own consulting work that a split between (i) the extremely demanding; (ii) the interestingly challenging; and (iii) the routinely stimulating is a good mix. If a particular month is too tilted towards the first, I'm overwhelmed. Too much towards the latter and I'm feeling like, "What's next?"
asking the tough questions Andrew - how to avoid reverse altitude sickness and let go of the little things that still satisfy with the quick wins. on the question of public and private trust, very intriguing concept as there is a public good inside of public trust that is not easily replaced once broken - and as you and others have pointed out, authenticity and legitimacy will be harder and harder to verify at face value in the absence of public trust - or it becomes a scarce, traded good as do all things privatized. not sure this is where you were driving with your third point however - i must confess i did not fully grasp the point you were making in your last paragraph...
Great analogy Andrew. Working at high altitude is like always working at top of scope. Yes it’s hard and pressured. In health, I often hear practitioners say they enjoy the respite of occasionally dropping into other realms. It momentarily eases the pressure and keeps them grounded, and can be a strategy that helps maintain empathy and reduce burnout.
Does this occasional respite also help them perform better at high altitude (not just feel better) and if so, is there scope to structure it to reap the benefits and control the boundary?
Good observation Marianne. I find in my own consulting work that a split between (i) the extremely demanding; (ii) the interestingly challenging; and (iii) the routinely stimulating is a good mix. If a particular month is too tilted towards the first, I'm overwhelmed. Too much towards the latter and I'm feeling like, "What's next?"
asking the tough questions Andrew - how to avoid reverse altitude sickness and let go of the little things that still satisfy with the quick wins. on the question of public and private trust, very intriguing concept as there is a public good inside of public trust that is not easily replaced once broken - and as you and others have pointed out, authenticity and legitimacy will be harder and harder to verify at face value in the absence of public trust - or it becomes a scarce, traded good as do all things privatized. not sure this is where you were driving with your third point however - i must confess i did not fully grasp the point you were making in your last paragraph...
I also like the notion of 'altitudes of consciousness'... once you've seen something from a higher level, you can't unsee it.