Being stuck is reasonable

Stuckness occurs when decisions aren't made. Specifically, it's when the intellectual mind takes over and recursively analyzes all possible scenarios, looking for a perfect next step. No such thing exists. That's the first step in getting unstuck—letting go of the mind's endless attempt at finding an ideal, risk-free next step.

Recursive over-intell... See more

A traffic jam is often the first sign that some strategy is reaching its expiration date. Early on, a successful strategy has few proponents because the strategy isn't successful yet . There are few people on the highway because there is no way to know yet whether that highway is going to get you where you want to go.

But as it becomes more apparent... See more

So we sit in indecision. We wait for certainty before we commit. But certainty doesn’t come from thinking about a project. It comes from being inside a project.

My friend, the project is the way.

Don’t switch fields, don’t look for a new job, don’t move on. Even when it’s tempting. Especially when it’s tempting. There’s a decent chance your motivations are driven by two things: The grass-is-greener fallacy of wrongly assuming the alternative is better, or denying the fact that great opportunities occasionally require annoyance and sacrifice... See more