The right option should still make sense when you describe the work it requires.

RESILIENCE

WHAT THIS MEANS

Options sound different once the work is described out loud. On paper the ambitious plan wins easily, and said as a list of everything it will take on ordinary weekday afternoons, it often stops looking obvious. The gap between an idea and its labor is where most plans quietly fail. Describing the effort is a cheap way to test a choice.

Before committing, say the plan as a sequence of tasks and hours, aloud or on paper. If it stops making sense at that level, take the version that survives the telling.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Which appealing plan sounds worse when you list every step?

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