You don’t need a perfect move. You need one that’s better than the other options on the board right now.

LEADERSHIP

WHAT THIS MEANS

Waiting for the ideal choice is how good positions get wasted. The comparison that counts is not your option against perfection, it is your option against the handful of real alternatives in front of you. Most decisions are a choice among four imperfect things. Perfection is not on the list, so it should not be in the running.

Write down the three or four options you actually have for whatever you have been stalling on. Pick the best available one today and set a date to review it. Changing your mind later costs far less than another fortnight of not choosing.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

What is the best option actually available to you today?

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