If someone at work tries to micromanage you, micromanage them back.
Send them too much feedback, ask them a lot of questions, do follow ups when they go quiet or even when you know they are busy don’t let them rest.
every time you replace “this is hard” with “what’s the first step?” you shift brain activity from your amygdala (fear) to your prefrontal cortex (problem-solving).
that’s neuroplasticity in real time.
When I tell people I get up with my husband every morning at 4:30am to pack his lunch and make him a hot breakfast they asked me if his arms were broken so I don’t think they want to hear it.
i once worked with someone extremely wealthy and what stood out was their mindset and how they never complained about small inconveniences
their coffee order was wrong? they just drank it. flight delayed? they pulled out a book.
they had this quiet acceptance that some things simply aren’t worth the emotional energy while the rest of us stressed over what we couldn’t control, they had already shifted focus to what they could control.
it wasn’t really about money solving problems…
it was about having enough security that they didn’t feel the need to fight every battle... they could afford, mentally and emotionally, to let things go.