…I can’t stand it. I know you planned it.
I’mma gonna set it straight – this Watergate…
What could it be? It’s a mirage.
You’re scheming on a thing, that’s sabotage…
Beastie Boys ♦ Sabotage
Takeaway #224: Paranoia can be good or bad. When it is outward-facing it is healthy. When it is inward facing – it is destructive. When you are paranoid about your enterprise’s competition then you are engaging in healthy paranoia (Read: Only the Paranoid Survive –Andy Grove {Intel}). When you are scheming on your co-worker over office politics you are headed for personal sabotage (Ad Rock).