Tag: decisive

  • So many options

    So many options

    The enemy of the good isn’t just the perfect. It is any attempt to avoid doing the work. And still changing our minds.

  • It shouldn’t be so hard to buy a pen

    It shouldn’t be so hard to buy a pen

    The perils of buying pens when you want to care way more than you actually do.

  • How Not To Solve a Problem

    How Not To Solve a Problem

    I find that the easiest part of a problem is testing to see if it’s a real problem. The hard part comes in knowing what to do about it. But I know two truths about problem solving: It doesn’t help to pretend that there is no problem. Or to confuse discussion for decision. If you…

  • Dualism

    Dualism

    I am often the victim of analysis paralysis. Some situations seem too complex to be decisive. Other times, I get lost in the concern for others: how they feel about a situation, or what they might want to make of it. One way to deal with complexity is to simplify the problem through dualities. I…