![]() Thanks for letting me know.īefore I go any further, let me acknowledge that to flake is a precious act. No need to blame “the subway” or “a thing that came up” or “my anxiety.” Just, “I flaked.” Ah, okay, you flaked. It relieves you of the burden of always requiring a reason or an excuse, whether rational, psychological, clinical, or otherwise. Flaking, understood and used correctly, is an important and healthy social tool. ![]() It is time for everyone to adopt flaking in the way Rocco did. The term has long been used in a derogatory rather than liberatory sense: “I can’t believe Rocco flaked on us. Rocco had adopted a social strategy that everyone else grasped, even if they never spoke of it: Sometimes you just flake.Īlas, flaking-which is to say, failing to keep a commitment-is rarely celebrated with Rocco’s newfound enthusiasm. Was he okay? Rocco wore an ear-to-ear grin as he explained that, yes, he was fine. The next time we saw him, we asked what happened. ![]() One day, Rocco didn’t make it to a scheduled meeting. Everyone liked Rocco, but we also wished he would lighten up a little. Accountable to a fault, he was a first-guy-in-the-office guy whose shirts were always pressed and whose meetings started and ended on time. Rocco was reliable to the point of neurosis. Years ago, when I lived in Southern California, I worked with an extremely responsible project manager I’ll call Rocco.
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