The person who can wait sees choices the rushed person already eliminated.

STILLNESS

WHAT THIS MEANS

Rushing forecloses. Every hurried decision removes options, and the person who moved fast is now working within a narrowed set they cannot easily widen again. Someone who waited retains a larger menu, including choices the rushed person destroyed without noticing.

Before a quick decision, spend one minute listing what it eliminates. If the list contains something valuable, slow down. The cost of hurry is usually invisible precisely because it consists of things that no longer exist.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Which choice did you cut off by deciding quickly?

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