Not every obstacle

At the start you have no plan.

Just a hunch that you’d like to go north. To that place you think is just over he horizon. You pick up your bag and start taking steps. Soon, the place you started is pretty far behind. Along the way, some other people join. The plan comes into some kind of focus but obstacles keep getting in the way. You put your head down, watch for trips and traps and wade through the treacle that makes progress sticky.

When you focus a yard in front of your feet, dealing with every issue, manoeuvring tactically, every obstacle has the potential to knock you off track. Without knowing, you’re now heading east.

Look at the compass every now and then. You don’t have to fight every battle, just the ones between here and where you want to go.

Skippy strategy: Not every obstacle is in your way.

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