Greg Stevenson recounts his son telling him, "Dad, you're here, but you're not actually here." A raw look at what happens when work takes your presence even when your body shows up at home.
The family dinner. I remember an evening at the family dinner table. I delivered everything at work that week. Every target. Every commitment. Every expectation. I walked through the door and sat down. And my son looked at me and said, Dad, you're here, but you're not actually here. He was young, but he was completely right. I'd been running at a pace that left nothing at the door. Every unit of energy the role demanded, the role got. And the people I love most got what was left, which that week, I've got to admit, wasn't that much.
