On Finding Balance: The Interesting Place between Polar Advice

Go for it! Just do it! Take a risk!

Measure twice, cut once. Sleep on it first. Don't push the stream.

External and internal advice dialog can be helpful reminders in situations where the "right" direction is obvious, but how do you navigate the fuzzy middle ground? I find it not only more interesting to think about how I navigate these questions, but also more rewarding. In a big enough frame, it's not about what answer I've made, but how I got there, that will be useful going forward.

Perhaps the ideal resolution would be to find a way to honor both sides.

What polar advice do you wrestle with or have solved? How do you draw the line between the two?