
Making You and I absent
When we talk about “I” and “You,” we are looking at ourselves as separate from each other. The “I” and

When we talk about “I” and “You,” we are looking at ourselves as separate from each other. The “I” and

QUESTION: I prefer to be a giver than a receiver. That way, I feel I never owe anyone anything. AZIM: None

“And now you ask in your heart, ‘How shall we distinguish that which is pleasurable from that which is not?’
You’re in a meeting where senior leaders are shaping next quarter’s direction. You have an insight. An intuition that’s grounded
Here’s what I keep noticing with the leaders and teams: They’re not lazy, they’re overwhelmed. Back-to-back meetings. Slack pings every
Work in 2026 looks familiar. Meetings continue. Dashboards refresh. Emails still arrive too late. Yet beneath the routine, something fundamental
