Work is creating something
Of value to others
Making a dent in the universe
Or better, fixing one
With enough accountability
Or structure
That I cannot hide
If there is no goal
Beyond self-expression/discovery
I call it Art
If the goal is to create or acquire knowledge
I call it Science
If the goal is to make money
I call it Commerce
The lines often blur
In mostly good ways
The best work
Connects us to others
And pushes us
To become
The best version
Of ourselves
I like the idea
Of coherency
And deliberate tradeoffs
Rather than mere authenticity
Though it is easy
To underestimate
The long-terms costs
Especially of inertia #MidLifeCrisis
I need to balance
The current challenge
That Others most need me to handle
With how to prepare for the next one
With what I need for myself
And those I most love
Then deliberately
Design my life
So I respond
Appropriately now
And better later
And not leave others
Or myself
Hanging
iHack, therefore iBlog 