Effort does not equal output.
We recently hosted (and cooked) a couple of holiday dinners for our friends. For one dinner we served fondue. For the other one, we made tofu banh mi.
The fondue took 30 minutes to prep. The banh mi: 2 hours.
The thing is people seemed to enjoy the fondue much more than the banh mi.
We often equate effort to output. We conclude that working harder and longer will get us to where we want to go.
It’s a tempting narrative to believe. Working harder offers a clear path, whereas questioning the strategy itself is scary and uncertain.
But sometimes we can’t solve the problem by working harder. We may be better served by taking a step back, leaning into the uncertainty, and taking the time to regroup.
So… who wants some fondue?
I really like your thought…and the line ’working harder offers a clear path’