Mistaking Quiet Work for Stagnation 😣

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Damon Brown
May 14, 2025

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Hi reader,

One of the most uncomfortable things is silence.

Not the quiet when it is a lazy, rainy day or a well-earned rest after a win.

No, the deep silence when we want action.

When we want movement.

We want change.

Now.

And instead, it is as if the world is standing still - seemingly forever.

So we grow frustrated with our lack of progress.

Forgetting to look deep, deep underneath the surface.

Seeing things are always in motion.

Like ants moving underneath a picnic blanket 🐜

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I’ve been fortunate to have an exciting career, but even mine comes in waves.

Between every best seller, every hit, ever major speech.

There is a long lull, a contemplation, a silence.

After getting many gray hairs fretting, I now realize that the space between is where the work really happens.

Not when you’re onstage.

In the spotlight.

Basking.

But when the road is so unpaved, you have to make it.

And in that rooting you find a path to make a greater impact.

We can tell those that are in the spotlight because they built a lighthouse that cuts across our humanity.

And those that have nothing up their sleeves other than some razzle dazzle.

The difference is if we spend that liminal space doing the deep work to change the world.

Or just spend it complaining that our time in the sunshine isn’t here yet ⛅️

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