Pick One Small Step And Call It The Week

Weekly Reading · Pressure

Pressure builds when a project is big and you have been waiting a long time to begin. The fix is smaller than you think.

Waiting is not preparation

Pulling a slingshot back forever just keeps everything tense. At some point the only answer is the first step. That is not a glamorous answer, but it is the accurate one.

Choose one tiny step

Decide what you will do this week, make it small, and treat it as the entire assignment. Send one email, outline one page, make one call. Once it is done, you are done for the week, so give yourself credit.

Remove the audience

Much of the pressure comes from an imagined crowd. If you feel you have to perform at work or in a business, shrink the target until nobody is watching.

Bring a helper

Teamwork helps most when quality matters more than quantity. Another person can get you started, keep you accountable, or take on the part you dread.

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