The moment chaos shows up
If you’ve been doing this work long enough, you know the moment.
A project suddenly “needs attention.” Slack starts pulsing. Someone invokes leadership pressure. A deadline appears that no one remembers agreeing to. Nothing is fully broken yet, but everything feels loud, urgent, and slightly panicked.
This is the moment where project management stops being about plans and starts being about judgment.
The Chaos Junky principle isn’t about liking this part of the job. It’s about recognizing it for what it is and knowing how to stay useful without letting the chaos take over your nervous system—or your calendar.
