No True Solutions

5 days ago

1 min read

There aren’t really any true solutions. Only trade-offs.

Want more freedom? You may have to give up some certainty. Want to get better at something? You will have to be bad at it first. Want a deeper relationship? You will risk many an uncomfortable conversation.

We get stuck looking for the choice with no downside. But few exist.

So ask a better question: Which trade-off moves me closer to the life I want?

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