A publication by Paolo Cruz
Ordinary
Tuesdays.
Essays on trust, work, and becoming
someone people can rely on.
Originally published on LinkedIn. Collected here for easy reading.
The latest essay
No. 13
October 27, 2026
Stewardship & service
This Essay Is Not About Elon
I wrote an entire book about competence.
What is competence for? On stewardship, usefulness, and who is better off because we were here.
The archive
Keep following the question.
Calm & trust
The Tale of the Headless Chicken
Calm can reduce uncertainty for others when you make the plan behind it visible.
Attention & standards
How Good Can We Make It?
Attention creates choices. It does not make every improvement an obligation.
About the writer
I’m Paolo Cruz.
I work with employee benefits and write about the ordinary ways people become easier to rely on. The questions tend to move between work, family, memory, and whatever else refuses to stay in its own category.
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