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Michael Greenspan
Clarity Comes From Moving
Clarity comes after you move, not before
Michael Greenspan Monday mornings, I send you something short to sit with. Not advice or a framework, but a question, and some room to think it through yourself.
Something that comes up again and again is the belief that you have to think your way to certainty before you start.
You keep reading the fog around your early ideas as proof something’s wrong. It isn’t. Early ideas are supposed to be blurry. The fog isn’t a blocker. It is often an invitation. And an opportunity.
A few questions to ponder:
- What have you been turning over, waiting to feel sure of before you start?
- What small move would teach you something the thinking can’t?
- What are you hoping more thinking will give you: clarity, or a guarantee of something that is intrinsically uncertain?
The reframe: Waiting for the fog to clear before you start keeps you waiting. Moving is what clears it.
If any of this is live for you right now, I'd love to hear about it.
— Michael
These weekly reflections aren’t about doing more or fixing yourself. They’re a moment to slow things down and notice what’s actually going on. Because noticing is usually where the change starts.
P.S. These are yours to keep private. But if you’d like to think through this one together, just reply. I read every one.