I write rules that land on thousands of people I'll never meet, and from my desk they're just numbers and clauses. I know real lives sit under every line, but the distance makes it easy to stop feeling it. Some days I catch myself going numb to the very thing I'm supposed to care about.
More people experience this than they realize.
The distance between your policy and the people it affects is quietly numbing you.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.