Field Notes #14

Every time I hear about the bear-in-the-woods meme, I cringe. But this isn’t about how men could be safer… or the impact on why this became a viral meme. The meme just spurred another topic into my head…

Successful people tend to scare other people. It’s not always intentional; in fact, despite the well-known assholes, it’s rarely intentional, if for no other reason than successful people are far too busy to waste time trying to appear scary.

But, despite the lack of intent, I scare people. When I’m under stress, many people would prefer to meet a bear rather than deal with me. The fact that, at the point when they are seeking to avoid me, I am least likely to notice them doesn’t change the cringe. They are heading to the metaphorical safe bear in the woods rather than deal with me.

Who is in your woods?

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