Who designed the avocado?

E170: Thought-provoking food? Or food for thought?

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Who designed the avocado? Or am I just cutting it wrong? Why does the seed let go one delicious half with ease, but hug the other so tight that shifting it risks a visit to Emergency?

Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

I figure you are busy with Christmas baking, stringing lights and wrapping gifts.

In the middle of all this bus-y-ness, slow down and take time to notice the small stuff. The frost on the edge of the shrubs lining a neighbour’s driveway so that it looks like a landing strip for Santa’s reindeer. The thin line of orange highlighter against the inky purple clouds of a sky ready to shed snow as the sun sets. The ornaments at knee-height that are 90% of a three-year-old’s worldview because they cannot see the angel on top of the tree.

Last week we discussed “awe” as a skill that can empower future-ready leaders. Noticing is the first step of that skill. Paying attention to signals is a 21st-century-skill. Noticing and perspective are also heirloom skills. If our ancestors had not been alert to things going on around them, we would not be here today, figuring out why an avocado seed sits so stubbornly in one half of the fruit.¹

What are you noticing? Have fun while you do it. And leave us a comment!

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Karena

1. If you have an easy solution to my avocado problem that does not involve buying a new tool, please leave me a comment or DM!