How to Escape the Exaggeration Trap

“This company sucks” usually means my boss or the handful of people I work with most are difficult. It’s not about all 10,000 employees or the company as a whole.

Similarly, “Everyone judges me” often means just a few people are being critical.

IF we're able to pinpoint the real issue, and the actual people involved, it becomes more manageable. We can take small, practical steps to improve the situation.

Exaggeration is often a way to avoid responsibility. No, not everyone is against you. And yes, you still have agency.

The Most Important Source of Lasting Motivation

The key to lasting, intrinsic motivation is progress.

Your mindset shifts the moment you feel forward momentum. But here’s the twist: action fuels motivation, not the other way around.

Plans rarely survive first contact with the real world.

So don’t wait for clarity. Clarity comes from doing.

Think less. Move more. Progress will follow.

"Even if you're on the right track, you'll still get run over if you just sit there."

- Will Rogers

Stop Perfecting the Wrong Thing

Being great at something doesn’t make it worth doing.

There’s nothing more wasteful than doing something efficiently that shouldn’t be done at all. Before trying to optimize, decide whether it's worth doing.

You can be the world's most efficient door-to-door encyclopedia salesman, but if no one’s buying encyclopedias, you’re just sprinting in the wrong direction.