Failsafe Failure — Yes, I’ve Been Locked Out… More Than Once
A story about control, chaos, and what happens when your best systems fail anyway.
Hey there — and welcome to Leading While Distracted.
The first full story’s almost ready. It’s about a lock, a failsafe that wasn’t, and that moment when your “brilliant system” outsmarts you.
It’s funny now — it wasn’t then — and it says a lot about how we rebuild trust in our own systems after they fail us.
To the early subscribers already here: damn, thank you. You showed up before the first post even existed.
Which means… fuck. Now I’m accountable — and honestly, that’s the best kind of motivation.
You’ve lit a fire under me to show up, do the work, and put my best distracted self forward. This story’s part comedy, part reflection — about control, chaos, and what happens when the systems we trust most fail spectacularly.
Let’s test something:
How do you usually handle a failsafe failure?
Stay tuned. It’s coming soon — and it’s worth the wait.
—T