Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

Hyperventilation and hysteria are shows of emotion, not commitment.

A recent post from Seth Godin reminded me of the above. I have been the victim of the “why aren’t you going berserk?” syndrome over the years. I was once reprimanded for concentrating on performing the work instead of yelling and screaming at the walls.

Let me state this:

I have never seen electrons in a circuit change direction as a result of screaming.

Believe me, if I had seen evidence that screaming would change how a circuit behaves or how electrons on a disk drive arrange themselves, I would scream a lot and often. Since I have never seen such evidence, I just concentrate on the task at hand and attempt to accomplish the work.

That concentrate-on-the-work habit bothers some people to a great extent. Perhaps, one day, I will understand that response.