the often seen virtue signal “you’re better off doing something than nothing” is offered by immature people who cant sit still in silence, and don’t see how much damage has been done by people like them executing on stupid ideas.

youre better off finding the right thing to do before you do it.

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First rule of project management - nothing done is nothing done wrong

i should probably be mention, for the sake of not being one dimensional, once you do know what the right thing is, and you sit around ruminating about how to do it perfectly and not taking action, please no one use my note to justify hand sitting. 🪑 ✋

I guess there are different reasons for doing nothing: If you sit in silence in a conscious manner, with intention, observing reality and expecting a good moment to act, you are elevating yourself. But if you do nothing because you are a perfectionist, afraid to try paralysed by fear, you are in a trap...