This is not a colored page. It is not a gradient created in Photoshop.
It is a clear blue sky. An actual picture taken with my phone.
But how would you know the difference if there’s not a single cloud?
We know shadow from light, and light from shadow. When everything is going good, we can get so easily fooled into seeing everything as plain, featureless, boring. We start looking for more, when we have actually reached the top.
There are times to hustle, and then there are times to be contempt.
on December 5, 2022. Please consider sharing and subscribing HERE. The Daily PPILL is my personal daily blog project. PPILL stands for Purpose, Process, Innovation, Leverage, and Leadership; the themes that I write about, and in my view, indispensable ingredients of any great initiative.
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