A kitchen metaphor | Seth’s Weblog

Colleagues you care about are coming over for dinner. What must you make?

Some folks don’t care if it’s scrumptious, so long as it’s attention-grabbing.

Some don’t want it to be attention-grabbing, nevertheless it wants to begin on time.

Others outline scrumptious in another way than you do.

One couple doesn’t care in any respect in regards to the effort you set into it.

A couple of don’t care should you’ve labored laborious to create a spectacular meal, they’ll discover that the kitchen is a multitude.

One individual is de facto involved that the meals match their dietary wants.

And plenty of are taking note of the sustainability and price of what you ready.

Some are uncomfortable should you put in an excessive amount of of effort.

The lesson is straightforward: empathy issues and empathy is difficult. The extra various the group’s pursuits, the extra you’ll must allow them to know prematurely the place you’re heading.

Get clear about what it’s for earlier than you begin doing the work.

March 16, 2026