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Giving up on a project

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Time is the most valuable resource we have. There simply isn't enough of it to do everything we want to do.

As a precious resource it's important to use it wisely, and spend it on the things that really matter to us.

An important part of this is "giving up" on things that don't really matter or don't have a good cost/reward ratio.

Giving up isn't a bad thing - that's a mindset change I struggle with sometimes. Giving up for the right reasons can be an powerful tool.

Why?

Because it opens up room for something else. For new opportunities, for new projects, new ideas, things that may be better than the ones before.

So I'm giving up on a project because it no longer aligns with what I want to do and would have a high cost. I'm making space for other things to take up that room in my mind.

This doesn't mean I will never do it - never say never. But I have no plans at all for it. It's a dead project.

Consider doing the same. Make a list of all the projects you have on your mind and really think about whether it makes sense to go after them. And if they do, great! Go do them! But if they don't, maybe archive them and shift your focus to the ones that matter.

Or don't, do whatever works for you 💪

See you tomorrow 👋


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