Be a doer
For most of my life, I’ve been someone who gets shit done.
Start a company? Done. Ship a newsletter? Done. Quit my job and move across the country with a toddler and pregnant wife? Done and done.
So when I felt stuck, my default response was ACTION. Push harder. Try a new strategy. Take the next step. Don’t just sit there, MOVE.
If I didn’t have the ... See more
Start a company? Done. Ship a newsletter? Done. Quit my job and move across the country with a toddler and pregnant wife? Done and done.
So when I felt stuck, my default response was ACTION. Push harder. Try a new strategy. Take the next step. Don’t just sit there, MOVE.
If I didn’t have the ... See more
Push or Pause?
Important counterpoint… action can be the answer to lack of clarity, but not always.
Knowing is not enough. Knowing too much can encourage us to procrastinate. There's a certain point when continuing to know at the expense of doing allows the mess to grow further
Abby Covert • How to Make Sense of Any Mess
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