CELERY SUCKS. FIGHT ME.
David Weaver
MOTIVATIONAL LISTENER | WANDERING WONDERER | Using Bold Questions, Humor, and Mischief to Challenge Dogma and Reveal New Perspectives | TED & TEDx Speaker |
Years ago, I found out I'm a "supertaster."
What that means is flavors are (okay, were...I'm a little older now) richer and fuller than they are to most people. Supertasters are in high demand for food companies, as they can ascertain different subtleties of flavor.
They also sometimes can find broccoli and other foods absolutely distasteful, since they pick up notes others do not.
For me, it's celery. I abhor it.
Here are some things people tell me when they find that out.
"It has no flavor at all!"
"It's just water!"
"Try it with (peanut butter, other things that the person believes will mask it's flavor to me)..."
Stop gaslighting me.
I'm giving a lot of thought lately to what empathy really means. And about trusting/respecting the lived experience of others. In big things, and small.
The point is...in what areas are you asking your coworkers to deny and alter the experience they're having?
A little Monday food for thought. (couldn't resist.)
(BONUS: Helpful article below for things NOT to say when eating with friends/coworkers.)
Agile Product Visionary | Strategic Marketing Technologist | Software Delivery and Execution
11 个月As a person with a similar experiences with dirty-water-sticks, thank you.