⏱ The Best Minute: making the wrong decision, people aren’t tasks, and the power of patience

Oct 10

💡 1 IDEA FROM ME

In many cases, indecision is worse than making the wrong decision.

A wrong decision gives you the opportunity to learn and grow for the future. Indecisions teach you nothing.
A wrong decision teaches you what doesn’t work, this can help you move closer to what does
A wrong decision can create courage, if you can rebound from this decision, you learn that worst-case scenarios typically aren’t as bad as you think

On the other hand:

Indecision teaches you nothing
Indecision doesn’t help you narrow down your options
Indecision leaves you paralyzed, unable to build your courage muscle

If you’re not sure what to do, indecision is a decision; a decision to remain stuck. It could be the case that the worst decision you could make in terms of long-term consequences is not to make a decision at all.

💬 2 QUOTES FROM OTHERS

I. Stephen Covey on why people can’t be treated like tasks in your calendar:

“You simply can’t think efficiency with people. You think effectiveness with people and efficiency with things.”

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II. Cal Newport on the power of patience:

“Most people optimize for the day ahead. A few people optimize for 1-2 years ahead. Almost nobody optimizes for 3-4 years ahead (or longer).

The person who is willing to delay gratification longer than most reduces competition and gains a decisive advantage.

Patience is power.”

💯 1 RESOURCE I RECOMMEND

12 Week Year by Brian Moran

In this book, Moran gives practical tools on how to improve effiecency and how to hit your goals sooner. Instead of focusing on year-long (12 month) execution cycles, there is a better way to stay motivated and make progress. He shares how he does it in this book.

🤯 1 INTERESTING FACT

The global adult literacy rate is around 86 percent.

In the past five decades, the global literacy rate among adults has grown from 67 percent in 1976 to 86.8 percent in 2020. In 1976, males had a literacy rate of 76 percent, compared to a rate of 58 percent among females. This difference of over 17 percent in 1976 has fallen to just seven percent by 2020.

Source: Statista