Headshift and the social merry-go-round

Going through a few months worth of feeds, noticed Anu’s post about him leaving Headshift. Of course I’ve been knowing the fact for a while, but still, seeing his feed there in the same page where the voices of other friends and now-ex-colleagues are collected and aggregated, makes me think of this whole crazy spinning merry-go-around that is the social media “world”. People join for a round or two, then leave, others stay for some more time, new faces jump in the wagon, and so it goes, on and on… Still, everybody is somehow changed by the experience and share something with those who, even if for a little time, were part of the same “spin”. It’s not just a matter of memories, it’s like resonance.

Let’s face it: it’s one hell of a good time to be out in the open, offering skills to the best (or most remunerative, depending on your ethics) cause, and the thrill of self employment, or of thorough changes (oh, sweet memories of the early dot-com era) is surely tempting.
Nevertheless,  I came to believe a while ago that the days of pure free lancing are gone for me, at least in this chapter of my life: if a change is going to happen, I’d probably rather go back to enterpreneurship… oh my, forgive me, this is another story, one for which too many elements are still missing (a good setting and a decent raison d’être above all else).

So coming back to the here and now, I found that Headshift has the most peculiar characteristic of being a constantly challenging (not always because of exciting projects, but that’s what life’s like) environment, and that’s – after all- what I always asked for; furthermore, I foresee some very interesting developments on the horizon, and I’m just too curious to find out what’s the shape of things to come…

but I’m letting thoughts run free once again, I guess it’s time to go to bed.

I think the whole point in this post (if one has to be) is that I’m glad and proud to have met and worked with all the headshift team members (past and present), clever human beings, and I’d like to get this chance to say thanks to all of you. And good luck with your current and future adventures!