A small operating principle I’ve picked up over 2024 is to explicitly check if we’re at a decision point before debating a discussion.
The reason for this check is that it is easy to speculate and waste time discussing something that doesn’t need to be decided. Worse, it is easy to waste time worrying about something that doesn’t need to be the object of worry. And worse still, it can be tempting to spend time mitigating a problem that isn’t real yet.
There is no point optimizing something that shouldn’t have been done in the first place.
Make it a habit to check for decision points. They’re a massive time saver.
