Focus or Not


Long before Zoom meetings and Slack, I learned an unforgettable lesson about divided attention.

While waiting to support a live online conversation between Vice President Al Gore and my remarkable friend Georgia Griffith, I found a harmless way to pass the time—or so I thought.

Unfortunately, everyone could see it.

Sometimes our most embarrassing moments become our best stories... and our best teachers.

Read the full story:

https://medium.com/@tomsims/how-i-got-caught-playing-craps-with-the-vice-president-f7eee1f4f4b0?sk=f90a55be00521e5e98dac14055f50ada

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