🕯 THE STILL POINT #7
Stillness Is Not Stopping
Most leaders don’t fear silence.
They fear what silence might say.
So we keep moving.
Planning. Adjusting. Improving.
Anything but pausing.
I’ve noticed how easily stillness gets confused with disengagement.
As if stopping means we’ve lost momentum.
As if rest means retreat.
But stillness is not quitting.
It’s noticing.
It’s the moment you stop long enough to feel where the tension actually lives.
Not to judge it.
Not to fix it.
Just to tell the truth about it.
Often, movement hides anxiety.
Stillness reveals it.
And that’s why it feels uncomfortable.
Yet every wise next step I’ve taken came after a pause.
Not a rush.
Not a push.
A pause.
Stillness doesn’t take you backwards.
It gives you your bearings.
Before direction comes clarity.
Before clarity, attention.
Before attention, stillness.
So tonight, don’t ask what needs doing.
Ask what needs noticing.
What becomes clear when you stop moving for a moment?
Stillness definitely isn't quitting. It's strategic. At Notion we have a thing called "dwelling" where we just dwell together for several hours - reflections, how we feel, personal lives & no work, no shop talk. We love it.
Isn’t it interesting how easily a purposeful pause can get so confused with disengaging. I consider it the exact opposite - when you finally engage with what really matters