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minimum viable action
the life-enhancing route is to think of decisions not as things that come along, but as things to go hunting for. In other words: to operate on the assumption that somewhere, in the confusing morass of your work or your life, lurks at least one decision you could make, right now, in order to get unstuck and get moving.
Oliver Burkeman • Meditations for Mortals
Action isn’t something that comes after figuring things out. Action is a way of figuring things out.
Gregg Krech • The Art of Taking Action: Lessons from Japanese Psychology
Rather than gather up all the answers we think we need to justify acting, we need to act to find our answers. Not only does this trigger our curiosity and begin our process of using our intuition, but it’s also more logical. Knowing what works ahead of time implies that every situation is identical.
Jay Acunzo • Break the Wheel: Question Best Practices, Hone Your Intuition, and Do Your Best Work
Based on your curiosity, invest some energy to explore what’s possible. Speak to someone, flush out your idea, or make something and test it. Experiments breed evidence to further inform your path. Sometimes, the evidence leads you to a bigger decision that requires a deeper commitment.
Kevin G. Bethune • Reimagining Design: Unlocking Strategic Innovation (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)
First, become able to feel conviction even in the face of high uncertainty. Second, learn how to weigh your options so hard that by the time you've picked the best available action, no part of you has an urge to go back into "deliberation mode" until you encounter new evidence or ideas that would have changed the result of your deliberation. Third,... See more
Nate Soares • Dive in
Instead of browsing the fanciest yoga gear you can find, take a moment to figure out a Minimally Viable Action—the smallest, most immediate step you can take that is doing what you want to do.