Attaining distance can be painful, as with the interminable discussions held by the leaders at Interplast. But getting distance doesn’t require delay or suffering. Sometimes it happens almost instantly. Thanks to a guardrail—Do first, apologize later—we know what the right choice is. Thanks to a simple question—What would I tell my best friend to do in this situation?—we see the big picture. Thanks to a $10 wristwatch that beeps on the hour, we are more mindful of the priorities we’ve set for ourselves.
