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  "author": {
    "name": "Dylan Fitzgerald",
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  "content_html": "\u003ch1\u003eThe skill that is not-doing\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://dylanfitzgerald.net/ox-hugo/daltoris_patience._the_woman_is_attired_in_business_casual._-_5ab3ad06-e74c-4863-a00d-902e7f8422f7_2.jpeg\"\n\t\t\talt=\"a woman sitting and waiting patiently, wearing business casual addire and looking above the camera.\" width=\"50%\"\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGregor: It would be nice to do something.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSam: We are doing something. We\u0026rsquo;re sitting here, waiting.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"CITE\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRonin\u003c/em\u003e (1998)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt\u0026rsquo;s compellingly easy, even invisible, to stay in the loop of doing. Are you working with code? There\u0026rsquo;s no end of open tickets needing your attention. Are you supporting a team? Get another set of meetings in there! Are you managing a project? If you\u0026rsquo;re not syncing with stakeholders or delivery, you can go write documentation!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe thing is: sometimes, the best use of your time, the most effective action, is to do nothing. To sit, wait, and let the system that you\u0026rsquo;ve put into motion move without your intervention. To not mess with what\u0026rsquo;s working, and to make time and space for your team to figure things out for themselves.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen we\u0026rsquo;re accustomed-nay, \u003cem\u003eaddicted\u003c/em\u003e-to continuously doing, this can be jarring. It feels like you\u0026rsquo;re at the very least not pulling your weight.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoping with these feelings, and doing\u0026ndash;or rather, not-doing\u0026ndash;the right thing, then, becomes the work.\u003c/p\u003e\n",
  "content_md": "# The skill that is not-doing\n\n{{\u003c figure src=\"/ox-hugo/daltoris_patience._the_woman_is_attired_in_business_casual._-_5ab3ad06-e74c-4863-a00d-902e7f8422f7_2.jpeg\" alt=\"a woman sitting and waiting patiently, wearing business casual addire and looking above the camera.\" width=\"50%\" \u003e}}\n\n\u003e Gregor: It would be nice to do something.\n\u003e\n\u003e Sam: We are doing something. We're sitting here, waiting.\n\u003e\n\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CITE\"\u003e\n\u003e\n\u003e _Ronin_ (1998)\n\u003e\n\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\n\nIt's compellingly easy, even invisible, to stay in the loop of doing. Are you working with code? There's no end of open tickets needing your attention. Are you supporting a team? Get another set of meetings in there! Are you managing a project? If you're not syncing with stakeholders or delivery, you can go write documentation!\n\nThe thing is: sometimes, the best use of your time, the most effective action, is to do nothing. To sit, wait, and let the system that you've put into motion move without your intervention. To not mess with what's working, and to make time and space for your team to figure things out for themselves.\n\nWhen we're accustomed-nay, _addicted_-to continuously doing, this can be jarring. It feels like you're at the very least not pulling your weight.\n\nCoping with these feelings, and doing--or rather, not-doing--the right thing, then, becomes the work.",
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  "updated": "2024-11-26T04:14:00Z",
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