Geoff Wilson

geoffwilsonhcd.com/now

Everything is a choice. Everything has trade-offs. Freedom comes from recognising both.

Location:

Auckland, New Zealand

Professional title:

writer | Sr Design Researcher | once-podcaster | occasional comedian | "and more"

What do you do?

I'm at all times trying to understand why we do do what we do in order to help both myself and others find ways to get what we're after.

Why?

When we feel even the tiniest little joy or effortless completion of a task, the impact scales in immeasurable ways. You open your banking app and it worked as intended; in, out, done. Job complete. With time on your side, you hold the elevator for someone clearly rushing. They get to their meeting on time, and later that day let out a huge sigh of relief at the dinner table. Their family congratulates them on the win. One of them calls a friend the next day just to check-in. The friend feels seen and cared for. They let someone merge into their lane during rush hour traffic. The cycle continues. We cannot pinpoint what really triggered any one chain of events, but nothing would be the way it is without all that preceded. And that's why I do it.

What should we read?

ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE by Robert M. Pirsig