JPA Daily Buzz - Edisi 20 2026

page 2 The kettle. Burnt socket. Overloaded circuit. System protected itself. Crisis contained. So what’s the lesson? 1. Adulting is Systems Thinking Adulting isn’t about avoiding problems. It’s about diagnosing them. When we were younger, we outsourced problems. Now we isolate variables. We don’t just react. We assess. We test. We restore. That’s growth. 2. Leadership Is Stability Under Pressure A DB box is basically an organisation. The main switch is vision. The RCCB is governance and compliance. The breakers are departments. A faulty appliance? A high-demand unit stressing the system. When something trips, good leaders don’t shut down everything permanently. They isolate the problematic circuit. They protect the broader system. They restore stability without panic. Leadership is not about never experiencing overload. It’s about managing overload without burning the whole structure. 3. Clarity Reduces Anxiety The moment the power tripped, my stress response activated. Heart rate up. Catastrophic thinking. “Everything is ruined.” But once I understood the system, once I knew it was a C32 issue, something shifted. Clarity reduces anxiety. The brain fears uncertainty more than difficulty. The moment I understood what was happening, I felt in control again. Knowledge didn’t remove the problem. It removed the panic and that might be the real adult milestone which is not eliminating problems, but increasing emotional regulation when they appear. As I sipped my mocha, feeling strangely accomplished after restoring power to my little ecosystem, the urge to write returned and then my mouse decided to add a sequel. Dr. Diyana Hassim Head of Corporate Communications Public Service Department It showed “connected”, but nothing moved. So I did what I had just learned to do all night, don’t panic but diagnose. I changed the batteries. Switched modes. Reset the connection. Tried every reasonable fix. Eventually, I realised something even simpler. The mouse was still on. Sometimes, the problem is not dramatic. Sometimes, it is just one tiny switch. Adulting and leadership often looks like that. We troubleshoot what we can. We recalibrate when needed. We keep systems stable and we move forward. Somewhere between resetting breakers, diagnosing batteries and negotiating cursor politics, my mocha quietly disappeared. Perhaps that is the final lesson of the night. Adulting is not grand. It is a series of small disruptions handled with composure, humour and a bit of caffeine. The power came back. The cursor moved. The systems stabilised. As I finally looked at the clock, I realised something simple. Maybe the universe is not testingme. Maybe it is just askingme to rest.