“Canary in a coal mine.”
It’s a phrase everyone knows. And everyone knows the meaning of the phrase, even those of us who were not coal miners a century ago.
Memo to self: Look around you. Look around your life, your coal mine. Really look at it. Look at it like Tony Eafrati looks at a target.
(Listen to one of the Jocko podcasts where he talks about this. There is an unexpected revelation of power in how he describes looking at the target, just looking with patience, when planning a military mission. “Those who have eyes to see, let them see.” Develop Sight, Seeing. his skill matters above all else.)
What’s my canary?
By the way, do you even know that you’re in a coal mine?