Utkarsh NarangFounder, IgnitedNeurons · Your best doers become your worst managers as you scale. I turn them into leaders so your best people don’t leave.

Everyone's fighting a battle you can't see #empathy #shorts #mindset

7 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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Everyone carries hidden struggles you can't see, and most people are too distracted by technology and their own thoughts to notice. Moving to Hawaii taught the speaker that presence matters: when you're actually there, you can protect the land and sea instead of staying lost in your head.

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Reading a human being and interacting with a human being isn't always what you see at the surface. There can be a lot of things going on behind the scenes. People are trying to exploit your kindness, your own curiosity, for their nefarious purposes. Many of us are overwhelmed with life and we're distracted. We are collectively so distracted, at least in the Western world. We spend a lot of time in our heads and we're distracted. And we are focused on us, on our immediate family. Now, there's nothing wrong with that. But I feel like, I certainly think we can do more. And moving home to Hawaii was the best decision that I could make. It's rooted in the culture here to take care of the land, the seas, to help maintain the delicate balance that exists between the people that live here and the land. And even in a place like this, I mean, we struggle with it, whether it's our handsets that we're stuck with, or if we're just stuck inside our heads daydreaming, Or pontificating. We, we are not present. I think if we could find a way to be more present, we would be more open to seeing the world around us and taking in the amazing thing that is planet Earth. And we'll be more open to taking care of these places.