Oct 12, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min · 13 segments
You accomplished the mission. Dream job, uniform, the title you chased since you were a kid. So why does Adam F. Jones, a former Black Hawk pilot, end up on a back road in Pittsburgh at the lowest…
Yeah.
Mm.
We often don't see it first, and then sometimes when people call it out, what do we do? We ignore it.
Like, no, that's not the case.
I'm doing just fine.
Leave me alone.
When my crew chief said, "Sir, we're drifting left," my response was, "Am I, though?" I stayed quiet.
That's how far we've come off identity focus and how far into performative mentality.
Rather than me optimizing for perfection, it's more optimizing for awareness and humility.
Yeah.
Mm.
We often don't see it first, and then sometimes when people call it out, what do we do? We ignore it.
Like, no, that's not the case.
I'm doing just fine.
Leave me alone.
When my crew chief said, "Sir, we're drifting left," my response was, "Am I, though?" I stayed quiet.
That's how far we've come off identity focus and how far into performative mentality.
Rather than me optimizing for perfection, it's more optimizing for awareness and humility.
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