Clarity On Fire

I’m slightly obsessed with Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast Revisionist History. It appeals to my nerdy, inquisitive side. In case you’re curious, here’s the official description of his podcast: “Revisionist History is Malcolm Gladwell's journey through the overlooked and the misunderstood. Every episode re-examines something from the past — an event, a person, an idea, even a song — and asks whether we got it right the first time. Because sometimes the past deserves a second chance.” In the latest season of his podcast, he started out with a two-part series about the LSAT, in which he described a distinct difference between two types of people that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about since I originally heard it months ago. He categorized most people as being either “tortoises” or “hares.” Whether you’re a tortoise or a hare impacts everything in your life, from the way you work, to the way you communicate, to the way you think. Neither is better or worse, but trying to go against your type is going to feel