When it comes to analysis, design, or management, a critical and recurring challenge is to be able to:

1) hold two or more competing thoughts in your head,

2) but then not get stuck with decision paralysis,

3) and thus to be able to form a view and take action.

It's easy to fail in either of the first two steps.

For the first step, many people can't steel-man their opponent's view, don't take time to seriously consider competing arguments. This represents tribalism and insufficient critical thought, and has a high likelihood of being wrong. People become easy to manipulate, and where their views end up largely depends on luck of their surroundings and who managed to convince them of something earlier.

For the second step, a smaller subset of people get past the first step but then get stuck in decision paralysis or cynicism. There are too many paths, too many compelling and contradictory points. It then becomes a problem of overthinking and thus inaction. It's easier to identify problems than to build solutions, so this valley of inaction is an enticing trap that feels intellectually stimulating but leads nowhere.

The narrow path beyond those two, and what we should strive for, is to be able to do enough critical thought to the point where it starts to venture into the realm of decision paralysis, but then find a way to weigh the probabilities and form a conclusion to start taking action on, with the willingness to pivot if evidence/probabilities mount toward a different direction.

Anyway, happy Christmas Eve.

GM #coffeechain

Happy Coffee ☕ #Saturday #Sunrise #Nostr #Bitcoin #CoffeeChain #Plebchain #Coffee #Christmas #Shopping #Coffeegang #Zap #BTC

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GM #Coffeechain.

A $900T system has had 15 years to censor #bitcoin, but has failed. Probably nothing..

My 4-year-old is practicing the Spanish alphabet this morning. ❤️

#coffeechain #plebchain

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Time is short

gm #plebchain #coffeechain

Thankful for Bitcoiners everywhere.

#zapathon #plebchain #bitcoin

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Saturday morning 🌅

#penisbutter 😌 & #coffeechain

GM fam 🫂💜

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GM ⚡☕🧡💜🤙🏾

#Coffechain

#plebchain

Merry Christmas! ☃️🎄🎁

You are not your job.

You are not your parents.

You are not your credit score.

You are not your school diploma.

You are not the clothes you wear.

You are not the size of your network.

You are not your house or neighborhood.

You are the sum of your words, choices and actions.

Grand Rising 🎄

#coffeechain

Good morning nostr! Its a nice chilly morning, and I'm enjoying my first coffee. Today we'll be heading to church, then I I'll decide what needs done around here. May not do too much besides animal chores and routine stuff. I hope to get some garlic planted, I found a little bag of garlic that a friend gave me, and I forgot there were a few left in there. Anyway, I'm wishing everyone a great Sunday. #coffeechain #grownostr #countrylife #homesteading

"No two gardens are the same. No two days are the same in one garden."

Hugh Johnson

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Home sweet home, where the coffee flows and the wifi is strong. 😍

#coffeechain ☕️ #bitcoin

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Morning Nostr world #coffeechain ☕️

I'm in my happy place #coffeechain

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