One of the reasons I have refused promotions for which others would kill is that I do not know how to organize anything or anyone, not even myself. At first I remember a boss who wanted to prepare me for second by giving me to square the plan of the magazine. I am not talking about ordering air traffic in Barajas on August 1, but about distributing pages between content and advertising and reordering them as they are given. Nothing: useless, incapable, denied. I'm not good for boss. In return, I think I am well commanded. In crises I buck and I need orders to get out of the hole. So, if I respect the one who orders, I fulfill on the basis of self-love. If it is not the case, and I fail to refute whoever is in charge, first I comply with the account he has for me, and then I turn it green to myself or to my outskirts, if I think I can contribute something useful. Knowing what one is not worth in life gives you an advantage. You do not succeed, but you do not fail either and you can sleep five hours with its little melatonin. If you don't know, or can't, or don't want to help, don't bother.
Fernando Simón, scientific manager in the coronavirus crisis, has been steadily consuming himself at every appearance since journalists passed from a social distance and hugged each other dead with laughter, fear and pride. In the end it has become infected. Reading certain reactions to your low opens meats. With his successes and, surely, his errors, Simon has burned himself in the same bonfire that he tries to extinguish cubes. What more do you want, your head on a surgical tray? Crises portray us better than rectoscopies. While some row all biceps and postpone the legitimate mutiny for when the road is blocked, others, fed up with bread and Wi-Fi at home or the office, distribute extremely good tweeting justice without providing more than their poison. When this happens, there will be a very interesting gallery of self-portraits. Let's see how many are recognized and how many Swedes are made.
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