We think about the problems in front of us. But rarely, do we understand the problems brewing that haven’t popped their head yet. For instance, climate change was known to be a problem in the 70s. We even predicted it. But we didn’t know it was going to be an issue when we launched the industrial revolution. So, we must understand, that with every action there is a reaction.
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 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.
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.
Which means it is always wrong.
The mistake is the mistake. People make them.
However, the bigger mistake is usually what we do to try to cover it up instead of owning it.
When we are gone, what we build can still go on cause we started with the intention to make it bigger than ourselves.
The intention seems to matter. And that is what attracts great players.
Getting the ride to the top can make you feel empowered to have earned it. I don’t know. If you ask me, something about the journey that makes it all the more special.
The love we have is often a reflection of the love we think we deserve.
Sometimes, we find a way to break through. Because love is not a quantifiable product.
We see the world. And make assumptions.
Creativity is the abandonment of these assumptions.
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