A brief guide to leadership: • Always know the answer to, "What are we optimizing for?" • Recruit. Recruit. Recruit. • Never ask someone to do somet… - James Clear

The problem with smart people is they can come up with a good reason for not doing anything. They are smart enough to find the cracks, to foresee the challenges, and to talk themselves out of the idea. They are experts at justifying their lack of courage or lack of action with an intelligent excuse.

But there will always be reasons to not do something, and this is particularly true of anything worth doing. We value those moments in which we overcame challenge, not those in which we avoided it. Ultimately, action is a choice. The choice to emphasize the reasons for doing it despite the reasons you have for avoiding it.

What are my top risks? How can I mitigate them?

What are my unique strengths? How can I leverage them?

The objective is to survive long enough to see the rewards of your advantage accumulate.

Live with a bias toward action.

Ironically, this will teach you patience. When you take action each day, you learn the value of accumulating small improvements over time. You understand how daily habits compound.

Be impatient with your actions. Be patient with your results.