You know those days when you are too tired to focus, too busy to feel in control, too {insert something frustrating} to enjoy {insert something great}?
What if the thing that turned that around was to be a little selfish?
That sounds crazy, but stick with me. This advice, to be selfish in order to get your personal energy out of the hole—in order to then become more open and generous—is given 44,000 times a day, to 2.7 million people, across 29 million square miles of space.
Airspace.
Every flight you’ve ever taken starts with a survival lesson about being selfish before you can be of use to anyone else.
Put your mask on first.
There are 44,000 flights every day, carrying 2.7 million people, across 29 million square miles around the globe—all hearing this message: In event of emergency, make sure you are breathing before trying to help anyone else.
Back on the ground, we encounter countless big and little emergencies all day. The question is, are you...