Social Distortion
My business partner is an only child. On top of that, he’s an only child of older parents. His parents both worked when he was growing up, so he spent a lot of time alone. And when they did spend time with him, they tried to make up for it by lavishing attention on him.
So it was famine or feast. Not surprisingly, he learned to hate the famine and crave the feast. These days, he doesn’t do anything alone. Not if he can help it, at least.
Now, if you’re like me, you grew up with siblings, so you know the value of alone-time. It’s nice to have some peace and quiet to yourself sometimes. But my business partner never learned the value of alone-time, and he does everything he can to avoid it.
So, why am I telling you this?