RadiatorGate at the Clubhouse🔥😅 - A true story

The heating stopped working at the Clubhouse, and I was informed by the person who has rented it for a workshop... Not cool Mandy.

What followed was two days of me sprinting around Nyon, and eventually Aubonne hunting plugs, adapters and radiators like a woman on a heroic, but slightly ridiculous, quest.

When it was over, I half jokingly, half curiously, turned to ChatGPT to make sense of my “headless chickening” … and actually, did it deliver some interesting insights

Here are four points that shed some light on my reactions:

Stress can give you tunnel vison.
When the pressure rose, my brain locked onto one mission: “the plug!!”  and I literally couldn’t see any other solutions, as chat GPT stated: “tap dancing in front of my eyes.” Solutions like, just grab a new radiator and go...

Pressure to perform led me to overcommit. 
I wanted everything perfect for the renter, so I doubled down on fixing instead of stepping back to think.

Optimism bias is sneaky.
I trusted things would work out once the régie had confirmed they were aware of the situation and had contacted someone to fix it. It was Tuesday, it needed to be done by Friday... should be ok. I didn't actually check in until Wednesday evening and by that time. 

Responsibility mode can override logic.
I went into “I need to fix this” mode instead of choosing the simpler path (like… buying a new heater from the start 🙃).

It made me wonder; how often are these same things blocking us from thinking clearly and strategically when we need to? How often do we go into "execute and perform" mode rather than taking a step back, calming ourselves down and thinking better?

Maybe there is somewhere in your life too where stress or pressure blocking your creativity, clarity or common sense?

Oh and by the way, if you ever want to rent the Clubhouse:
The heating is back on and it's still a wonderful location for your workshops! 🤣🔥

Back to all articles