Go faster! Go slower! Be careful! Be impulsive!
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In life you will get all sorts of conflicting advice from ‘experts’.
What do you do when this happens?
Unless backed up by science and evidence that doing A is infinitely wiser than doing B (such as washing your hands before eating vs manhandling a stray dog before eating), most ‘advice’ about what to do in a scenario is very context specific.
The decisions I make is based on my values and beliefs, and my thinking process about the implications and a cost-benefit analysis of the options.
I am not you, and you are not me.
So my advice really applies only to me.
However, I can share my process of making the decision with you – and that is something I am comfortable with.
How do you decide what advice to take?
You apply Critical Thinking.
You ask questions.
You query source of information.
You peel back layers of assumptions.
You use Systems Thinking.
You think about the short/medium and long term impact of options.
You decide (based on your values and priorities in life at this moment in time):
– what is important
– what you would give up to prioritise what’s important
– what you would gain by prioritising what’s important
– whether the cost bearable (if there is a cost to prioritising what’s important)
So whether you do your best to make the most of your time on earth –
By rushing to get the certs, the qualifications, the jobs, the cars, the houses
Or by taking your time and building your legacy by nurturing and enjoying your relationships…
Either choice can be the right one for you.
If you decide mindfully,
with intent,
you’ll be fine.
That’s because there won’t be any regrets when you get to the end of the line.
For me – I want to live a life of #NoRegrets.
How about you?
