January 28, 2026

Straightening curves

Road

The secret to going fast is straightening curves and removing obstacles. 

So what about that thing?

The new laptop you’ve bought but haven’t configured, the saw that still needs sharpening every time you pick it up, the tyres that could use some more air, the standing meeting you never get enough out of, the code that does the job but really needs refactoring – that thing.

The thing you know needs sorting but you can get away with not sorting.

The job you tap dance around every day, dealing with it in a way that isn’t really dealing with it, so it’s hanging around the next time for another round of tap dancing.

That thing.

Get it done.

Stop skirting around the thing, and do the thing.

Start today with straightening curves and removing the obstacles you didn’t deal with yesterday.

Skippy strategy: Go slow to go fast.

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