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  "author": {
    "name": "Dylan Fitzgerald",
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  "content_html": "\u003ch1\u003eDon\u0026#39;t listen. Just watch.\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://dylanfitzgerald.net/ox-hugo/daltoris_a_golden_glowing_core_orb_in_the_middle_of_fallen_scra_d2cde1e6-0292-4462-b907-c1c235f4ef59.jpeg\"\n\t\t\talt=\"a glowing core surrounded by fallen grey wrapping ash\" width=\"50%\"\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf a frog turns right and catches a fly, and then turns left and catches a fly, and then turns around backward and catches a fly, the purpose of the frog has to do not with turning left or right or backward but with catching flies. If a government proclaims its interest in protecting the environment but allocates little money or effort toward that goal, environmental protection is not, in fact, the government\u0026rsquo;s purpose. Purposes are deduced from behavior, not from rhetoric or stated goals.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"CITE\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDonella H. Meadows, \u003cem\u003eThinking in Systems\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToss your company’s mission statement. Ignore the org’s vision and everything it says on your landing page. If you looked only at where your organization expends its time, money, and resources, what would you determine is the purpose of your org?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat would someone else determine about your team?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd about yourself?\u003c/p\u003e\n",
  "content_md": "# Don't listen. Just watch.\n\n{{\u003c figure src=\"/ox-hugo/daltoris_a_golden_glowing_core_orb_in_the_middle_of_fallen_scra_d2cde1e6-0292-4462-b907-c1c235f4ef59.jpeg\" alt=\"a glowing core surrounded by fallen grey wrapping ash\" width=\"50%\" \u003e}}\n\n\u003e If a frog turns right and catches a fly, and then turns left and catches a fly, and then turns around backward and catches a fly, the purpose of the frog has to do not with turning left or right or backward but with catching flies. If a government proclaims its interest in protecting the environment but allocates little money or effort toward that goal, environmental protection is not, in fact, the government's purpose. Purposes are deduced from behavior, not from rhetoric or stated goals.\n\u003e\n\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CITE\"\u003e\n\u003e\n\u003e Donella H. Meadows, _Thinking in Systems_\n\u003e\n\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\n\nToss your company’s mission statement. Ignore the org’s vision and everything it says on your landing page. If you looked only at where your organization expends its time, money, and resources, what would you determine is the purpose of your org?\n\nWhat would someone else determine about your team?\n\nAnd about yourself?",
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