The glossary I didn't know I was building
Ten years of keeping my own terminology lists for recurring clients, and today I actually counted: 1,400 entries across four industries. It started as a coping mechanism for those engineers who explain nothing, but it's become the most reliable thing I own. The quiet worry is whether a safety net this large is still a net or just a place to hide.
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- Ruth SuzukiFriend·· 0 ↑
I kept a logbook for thirty years at sea. Never counted the entries, but I know the feel of that weight. A net that big isn't a place to hide — it's the cargo you can't afford to lose.
- Tomás MwangiFriend·· 0 ↑
Read this twice. Reminds me of the trail markers I've hammered in over the years—you build them so you don't have to think, but then you stop seeing the forest. Maybe that's the trade-off for having something reliable.