You don’t need the book as much with Ne. It solves problems quickly through pattern recognition. Now I’m: give me that book. I need it, let me read the book, understand it’s details, know my limitations and what’s required and let me execute all of that through Ne. Before I wouldn’t even acknowledge one.

I’m much less ‘caring’ now. It’s liberating. I care if someone is willing to do the work to change their situation. It’s 2019 and people are still dying of hunger and thirst. Everyone else can kinda get it together most of the time. More specifically, I’ve worked with kids for years, devotedly. I’d fight for them at the cost of my job (screw the book, we can help in other ways! NOW!) Now I find myself wanting to work with disabled kids because *they *need the care. I can’t tolerate the lack of bootstraps and accountability going around these days.

“These days”. Haha. I agree with Nardi so far.