When you transition from one work level to another, you have to learn new ways of being. These will be enshrined in habit but letting go of old ways hurts.
Transitions mean starting over again (P.G. Wodehouse)
Yesterday we looked at an ancient story. Here’s a more modern discussion from humorist P. G. Wodehouse’s first “Blandings” novel, Something Fresh [Something New] [1915]: “…I think I have it now. My life has been such a series of jerks. I dash along–then something happens which stops that bit of my life with a jerk; and then I have to …
Stratum Transitions: Why High Potentials Keep Having Emotional Breakdowns
All transitions from one level of mental capability to the next can be hard. For high-potentials, who go through more transitions than normal people, they can be down right terrifying because they feel like a complete emotional breakdown.