The Call I Kept Postponing
My father had called three times that week. The first time, I was in a meeting. The second time, I was driving. The third time, I saw his name on my phone and thought, I…
hndsyt is pronounced “hindsight”.
A field notebook of hard-earned lessons. Read what someone learned the hard way, so you can make a wiser choice when it matters most.
Each month we hand-pick the lessons that landed hardest and set them in print — 5 curated stories, one theme, made to be turned cover to cover.
5 curated stories selected for this month's issue.
My father had called three times that week. The first time, I was in a meeting. The second time, I was driving. The third time, I saw his name on my phone and thought, I…
I spent probably three or four years telling myself I'd save whatever was left over at the end of the month. There was never anything left over. Or there was twenty quid…
The experiences resonating most with readers this week.
I micromanaged my team after getting promoted too fast, and lost my best employee to a transfer before I noticed the damage.
We moved in together after eleven weeks to save money and ended up breaking up eight months later, still strangers to each other's habits.
I turned down a decent redundancy package out of fear, then got laid off eighteen months later on far worse terms.
I turned down a team lead promotion about four years into a job I was good at, because I said I didn't feel ready yet. Nobody offered it to me again.
I wrote the message at 1:17 in the morning.
New reflections, straight from the people who lived them.
The job description said advanced Excel.
I collect old railway tickets.
I bought a smart speaker because I wanted simple things.
I thought moving countries would be difficult because of visas, finding a flat and getting used to the weather.
I sent my first invoice on a Sunday night.
My mother often says things incorrectly.
When we first came to the UK, we checked prices before buying almost everything.
My parents sold the house last year.