Jon Townsend
Nov 6 · 4 min read

The Critic Within

It was a blustery morning in the lobby of the conference center. The conversations created a cacophony of white noise. I grabbed my coffee and walked to a nearby table to start doing work.

As I sat, I honed-in on a few conversations people were having — not with others, but with themselves. You see, much like myself, these people had grabbed their cup of coffee and found a spot to do some work. The difference was many of them were…

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Jon Townsend

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Sr. Writer @thesefootytimes, IT Professional — Tech Writer, IT Compliance Analyst, Father, Husband, Footballer, Endurance Runner @jon_townsend3

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