POOR CONNECTION

THE PAST FEW YEARS HAVE FELT LIKE A JOURNEY OF CONNECTING NODES—LINKING KEY IDEAS AND ADDRESSING CHALLENGES ALONG THE WAY. EARLY ON, I WOULD CONNECT A NODE AND ASSUME THE ISSUE WAS SOLVED, ONLY TO RUN INTO THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THE CHALLENGE WASN’T THE IDEAS THEMSELVES BUT MY INABILITY TO SITUATE THEM WITHIN A LARGER CONTEXT.

EXTERNALLY, IT MAY HAVE LOOKED LIKE I WAS ABANDONING IDEAS OR LACKING RESOLVE, BUT INTERNALLY I KNEW THE ISSUE WAS THAT THE NODES WEREN’T CONNECTING EFFECTIVELY. THIS SCATTERED PROCESS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO FORM A COHESIVE SYSTEM, BUT OVER TIME, I’VE STARTED TO LINK ENOUGH PIECES TO BUILD THE FOUNDATION OF A PERCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK—ONE THAT HOLDS THESE IDEAS TOGETHER AND PROVIDES THE RESOLUTION I’VE BEEN SEEKING.