Going wrong with a wimper
"Things going wrong with a bang make you sit up and pay attention, and switch into emergency action mode with the right level of urgency and clear priorities.
Things going wrong with a whimper drain you of energy and motivation and draw you into a spiral of demotivation and general suckage." [1]
Although this quote wasn't talking about the big climate and biodiversity crises we are facing, it is extremely relevant.
Currently (pandemic's aside), most of our lives are pretty good. The "crises" I mentioned above are not hitting us like a car accident. They are a creeping change to our baselines [2].
That is an important distinction to acknowledge.
[1]: https://studio.ribbonfarm.com/p/coordination-headwinds
[2]: https://www.happyporch.com/circular-wonderings/posts/2021/september/shifting-baselines/
About the author
Barry O'Kane
Barry is the founder of HappyPorch. With 20 years in the web development industry as a programmer and agency owner, he has a preternatural ability to decipher the systems and processes code that holds many teams back from achieving their goals. Partners say Barry gets to the root of issues quickly and makes it downright easy to deliver good work.
While he's unbelievably grounded, it's not uncommon to find him sailing through the trees as he paraglides his way round the world.