Kind of notion
The shortest route to energise a project is to name it.
It’s the difference between … that initiative we’re trying to squeeze in to the space between…
In the best case, there was the plan. In the worst, there was the kinda-sorta fantasy-dream. Or maybe just an hint about how far you’d have come by now, or maybe about who you’d find. Either way, you had some kind of notion about how things would be when you got to where you are today.
And then there’s reality.
In other words, there’s a difference between the mental model and the lay of the actual land.
In other words, a delta between nice idea and life.
Now you’re here you have the option of ignoring what you find and continuing as if nothing was out of place. You can grasp at air, rage in the wind, keep your head down and grind along. Hoping.
The smart money: look around, work out exactly where you are, and adjust the fantasy/plan to deal with now.
Skippy strategy: Deal with now.
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