How to Know If a Goal Is Worth Pursuing — and What It Will Cost You
We spend a lot of time thinking about what we want. Much less time thinking about what getting it will require—from us and from the people around us.
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How to Know When It’s Time to Quit Something
I’ve stayed with things longer than I should have simply because I’d already put so much time into them. Years ago, I decided to try selling some of the things I made at craft fairs. I spent weeks making inventory and getting everything ready for the first one. I hated it. Not making things. I … Read more
Decision Fatigue: Why You’re Tired of Making Choices (And How to Take Back Control)
Some days it isn’t the big decisions that wear you out. It’s all the little ones. What’s for dinner? Should we go somewhere this weekend or stay home? Do I answer one more email or call it a day? None of those decisions are especially important. Yet by the end of the day, they can … Read more
What Direction Actually Feels Like After You Choose It
Choosing direction doesn’t suddenly make life feel clear. It doesn’t organize your days.It doesn’t erase doubt.It doesn’t create an immediate sense of confidence or certainty. What it does is quieter than that. It changes how you move through uncertainty. This is the part that rarely gets talked about — what happens after you stop waiting, … Read more