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Inner Life
I Thought I Had Invented Something
A slice of bread, an unexpected discovery, and the curiosity I still recognise in the child I was.
Essays by Kamil Larsson
Understanding
ourselves.
Living with others.
On understanding our inner lives, finding safety with others, and belonging without losing ourselves.
The space between
Much of life with other people happens in the distance between what happened and what we believe it meant.
This is where I write about that distance.
A place to begin
Three essays from different parts of my life: a childhood discovery, the work of being understood, and responsibility for other people.
8 min read
Identity & Belonging
What Living Between Languages Taught Me About Misunderstanding
What living between languages taught me about the distance between what I mean and what another person hears.
13 min read
Quiet Leadership
When the Decision Is Not Yours, but the Team Is
On standing beside a team that trusts me when the decision affecting them belongs to someone else.
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Quiet Leadership
When Understanding Someone Does Not Change What the Team Needs
I kept explaining, checking and adjusting. Some improvement followed, but it did not last without me. On supporting one person while remaining responsible for the whole team.
3 min read
Inner Life
Small Steps Towards the Kitchen
I do not know whether this was the first time my biological father beat me. It is the first time I remember. A childhood memory from the house beside the barn.
The writer
Kamil Larsson
Born in Poland and raised mainly in Sweden, I write about the space between intention and interpretation, and the ways we belong to one another.
About the writer
Letters from Kamil Larsson
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