Doing something for the first time

When we are young, the opportunities to do something new are abundant. The older we get, the fewer opportunities we seek to doing something for the first time. The reason we don’t seek these things is because the stakes get higher.

So, we can figure out how to lower the stakes. Or we can go for it. As long as we understand, the price of failure.

The plan

The plan works as you imagine how the world will unfold. Of course, you can’t predict how the world will unfold. Instead of having a Plan A, B, and C, it would be better to approach the next step with the assumption that the only thing predictable is an unpredictable world. Not being over reliant on plans allows for opportunities to happen.

Reactive and proactive

Sometimes it’s good to know when you are beat, to take a step back, to understand a sunk cost.

Other times, however, it’s better to take a posture that you will act on the world instead of waiting to be acted on.