As humans, we like to point fingers and deny that something is our fault. Because if it’s our fault, we’re responsible for doing something about it.

Please don’t think this is just another gripe about cancel culture or an attempt to blame victims. This is me looking at my life and recognizing that I’m just as guilty of this tendency as anyone else.

The last couple of years have been hard, and part of what’s been so hard is that we feel helpless in the face of everything that’s going on in the world around us.

​And that’s why Extreme Ownership struck a chord with me. And that’s why I chose it for my book recommendation for January.
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“I’m weary of anything that looks too easy. If something seems too good to be true, it usually is.”
“Be weary of anyone who calls or emails you and asks for your personal information.”

I have to admit that this use of weary is one that grates on my ears every time I hear it (or read it).

However, it’s becoming a more and more common error. And as much as I want to harumph and grumble like the word snob I often am, it’s an understandable one.

​But it’s also easily avoidable once you’re aware of it.
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