The hidden cost of chasing clarity

The hidden cost of chasing clarity

When I left my job at Google, I told myself I was taking time to explore. But within weeks, I had jumped into building a startup — not because of a strong alignment, but because sitting in uncertainty felt impossible. So I threw myself at the first socially sanctified opportunity. And for a while, it worked. I had a pitch deck, a plan, and a polished answer when people asked what I was building. But beneath that apparent clarity was a growing se…

Pope Francis: hidden ambiguity, surprising clarity

Pope Francis greets the crowd as he leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Jan. 1, 2022. The Catholic Church began the new year by marking World Peace Day. (CNS photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters) My view on the papacy of Pope Francis has evolved over the years. At first, I struggled. It took me his entire papacy and the benefit of hindsight to finally come to the view that, at least in his…