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☀️ Stoic Morning Minute: Stop Overthinking, Start Doing
A Stoic's Guide to Actually Making Decisions
🎯 Today's Focus: Breaking free from analysis paralysis
That email you've been "drafting" for two days is still sitting there, isn't it? Each time you open it, you find three new ways it could be misinterpreted or one more thing you should probably add. And let's not even talk about that important decision you've been "researching" for weeks.
🏔️ The Stoic Take
"If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid."
Here's the wild thing: one of history's greatest philosophers is telling us to be okay with looking stupid. Because while everyone else is crafting the perfect plan, the "fools" are out there actually learning from real experience. Perfect decisions don't exist – but perfect paralysis does.
⚡️ Your Action Plan (60 seconds)
Set a timer for 1 minute when facing any decision
Ask: "What's the worst that could happen here?"
Make the call before the timer ends
🏆 Your Quick Win
Open that draft email right now. Give yourself 30 seconds to edit it. Hit send.
Here's to a beginner’s mind,
Jon