Read This If You're Not Doing Enough

You could be doing more.

You could.

And then what?

Could you do more after that?

The trick isn't doing more.

The trick is doing what matters and nothing more.

At some point, after you've been taking action after action after action, you must realize what is important and what isn't.

The hard part, then, isn't taking action or doing more, it's discernment.

You decide what is enough.

What's Enough?

Enough is enough.

Does it work? Good.

If it can be better, a good question to ask is "how much better?"

If it costs 10x more to have the "best," but you can get 80% of the way there for 10x less the cost . . . is that really the "best?"If you're NASA, it might be worth it. If that manifold breaks, it could be lost lives and literally millions of dollars.Chances are, your stakes aren't as high as NASA's, so you should probably consider what "enough" is to get the job done.

Also, if it can be better, it's worth asking "how much better does it need to be to get to the next step?"

The difference between 90 mph and 100 mph isn't as big as the difference between 100 mph and 110 mph.Wind resistance increases exponentially and requires a disproportionate amount of fuel and power as the speedometer goes up.Sometimes, the place you're going isn't worth it either.

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What's one big task you have to do today?Could you make it smaller?Can it be an email instead of a meeting?Can it be an article instead of a novel?Can it be a B- instead of an A+?

This 1 Thing That Will Always Mess You Up, Unless . . .

You can visualize how it will go.You can prepare.You can train, rehearse, and put in the time too see more cases.The only thing is when something unexpected happens.Even after you thought you'd seen it all, something new slips through the cracks and then what?Hasn't this been what you've been training for the whole time, though?If not, you should probably re-evaluate your method.Of course we need to prepare for the knowns, but it's critical to know what you're fighting for so you can make "good enough" decisions in the moment you're flustered and out of control.

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Think of a recent time you had to handle something unexpected.Forget about being perfect--or even just the way you wish you'd handled it.Did you get the job done? Was it good enough?Did your decision align with your mission?If you don't know the answer, now is a good time to write 1 sentence about what your mission is.It doesn't have to be a manifesto.Just write 1 sentence about what your mission is today.