The Scaffolding of the Story

A recent podcast invitation had me thinking about the parts of our past we edit out of our professional lives, and why they’re the most important.

It’s late on a Sunday night here in Meguro, and the city has settled into a low hum. The quiet always gets me thinking. I recently took a trip down to Osaka to sit down with the hosts of the “Unpacking Japan” podcast, an experience I’m still processing. When you do interviews, you get used to a certain rhythm. You have your key messages, the polished an…