On limitations that hide in your blindspot
If you’re currently plateaued at something, chances are you’re hitting some constraint. There is something that is stopping you from getting better at the thing, and if you don’t identify that constraint and try to fix it you’ll get nowhere.—David R. MacIver
Henrik Karlsson • On limitations that hide in your blindspot
take note of oddities and the reason you think they are odd immediately you notice it — that information is more helpful than routine action in pursuit of a goal.
ignoring anxieties we feel in the moment prevents us from working towards understanding and overcoming them… unless they show up again (at which point it’s become a symptom of something larger)