my family
Strategic Concepts & Mechanics
Primary Evidence
"I navigate by rational analysis of the hard data, but also by my sense of the people who are sitting at the table in front of me. I have come to appreciate those relationships more. As far back as I can remember, I have always perceived myself as different because I was such an introvert. And for much of my life, I thought of that as an impediment. I regarded myself as mismatched to the world to some degree, handicapped by an absence of social skills or the drive to socialize, and envious of the people who felt at ease in crowds and parties. Even the people I think I am close to sometimes see me as cold and aloof. I have come to realize later in life that, like other members of my family, I am a high-functioning autistic."
"We had already spent $45 million, and my family pleaded with me to just get out of this. Their attitude was *Let’s not go where we’re not wanted.*"