We live in a world of unprecedented access to information, yet we seem further than ever from truly seeing one another. We measure success by metrics that miss what matters most. We overlook extraordinary potential in people who don't fit our expectations. And we rush through our lives without pausing to truly see the people we encounter every day.

What We Miss is a collection of essays and stories that explores one question: What does it mean to truly see another person?

In these pages, you'll encounter a garbage collector who finds an abandoned child. A stone on a beach that teaches about hidden value. A mirror that questions our comparison. A father and his son. A speculative letter from the future. And essays that challenge how we define success, recognize talent, and transform a nation.

This is a book about the visible and the invisible—about presence, about bias, about belonging, and about the extraordinary people we miss when we're not paying attention.