The simple way or the right way?

You’ve got a reasonably well-defined problem ahead of you, and a couple ways to go about addressing it. Reductively, you can see there’s a simple, lightweight way to fix it right now, and a more complex way that takes into account some future possibilities.

You’re having a hard time deciding.

What has you questioning the path? Do you have a cognitive sense for what the “right path” is, but some internal resistance to going down that route? If so, I’d explore why the resistance–often your gut knows more than your mind.

That sounds very woo/hand-wavey, I’m aware. Specific examples might be “I can solve this with a somewhat complex ‘right’ approach, but have resistance because I’ve tried this before and it caused pain”, “I have a ‘right now’ simple fix, but recall having to rework something that felt like this before”, “I know the right way to do this, but am too tired to start on a Friday and don’t want it hanging over me”.

Subscribe to Ctrl+Shift.

Ctrl+Shift logo

Smartass guidance for adaptive tech leaders.

Take Control + Shift your thinking.

A two minute read every workday that'll save you and your team both angst and time every week.

    We won't send you spam. Unsubscribe at any time.