Sometimes what we think defines us is the starting point on a bigger, richer journey. I believed I’d make comics forever: ever since elementary school, drawing panels felt like my true calling. I've drawn dozens of comics throughout my early life. However, when I began studying animation, I realised I loved collaborating in a team much more than drawing solo pages for hours. It was a surprising self-discovery that teaching, teamwork, and shared creative energy truly energised me more than solitary creation. Study as a Mirror and a Doorway Don't get me wrong, I still love making comics and a nice, solitary creative session. But education did something special for me, more than just providing information: it expanded my mind outward and inward. It reveals preferences you never knew you had and helps you explore parts of yourself previously hidden. Continuous learning isn’t a luxury for those who have time; it’s a journey of self-discovery and evolution that everyone should...
What is “numbness” at work? Also known as emotional disconnection or going into automatic pilot (or, as I call it in Italian, the “sti cazzi" mode), this state occurs when people gradually detach from their job, tasks, colleagues, and even their own feelings. It’s that creeping sense that your voice no longer matters, your contributions have no impact, and you're just going through the motions, disengaged, detached, numb. Credits: Oscar Dario - Unsplash The insidious onset of numbness Numbness doesn't happen overnight. It typically creeps in slowly, especially among passionate collaborators who deeply care about a project. They believe in the mission, they give their all, and then, unexpectedly, something breaks and the connection fades. Employees start checking out mentally, not because they don’t care, but because they feel unvalued, unheard, invisible. Why numbness is devastating both for people and companies For anyone who cares about their work, this is one of the wor...