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  "author": {
    "name": "Dylan Fitzgerald",
    "url": "https://dylanfitzgerald.net/"
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  "content_html": "\u003ch1\u003eThe simple way or the right way?\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou\u0026rsquo;ve got a reasonably well-defined problem ahead of you, and a couple ways to go about addressing it. Reductively, you can see there\u0026rsquo;s a simple, lightweight way to fix it right now, and a more complex way that takes into account some future possibilities.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou\u0026rsquo;re having a hard time deciding.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat 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\u0026ndash;often your gut knows more than your mind.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat 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”.\u003c/p\u003e\n",
  "content_md": "# The simple way or the right way?\n\nYou'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.\n\nYou're having a hard time deciding.\n\nWhat 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.\n\nThat 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”.",
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  "origin": "https://dylanfitzgerald.net/blyg/",
  "page": "https://dylanfitzgerald.net/blog/simple_right_introspection/",
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  "updated": "2022-06-10T23:01:00Z",
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