💡 Quote I'm pondering

"You can never know for sure. Don’t get sucked into trying to reduce your anxiety rather than make a better decision, there usually is no perfect or complete answer. And yet there is still better and worse. Wise people know this.”- Ed Smith, England cricket selector writing for the Financial Times

This quote comes from a fantastic article titled “The art and science of picking winning teams”. The article is a bit of an anti-moneyball piece, but it has some amazingly insightful quotes that are directly applicable to business:

“Whenever someone innovates in business or in life, they almost inevitably do so by accepting a negative metric that other people are unwilling to accept.”

“Choose the best player for every position,” argued Johan Cruyff, “and you’ll end up not with a strong XI, but with XI strong I’s.”

Why am I sharing it in this edition?

When I was considering my experiment in last week’s Work Smart Wednesday, I spent longer on the decision than I needed to. I realised that I was trying to reduce my anxiety, rather than make a good decision.

I worried that the prize was too big, then that it was too small. I was concerned about what descriptive language to use, the level of clarity, and how many recommendations I would get. I should have considered whether it was a good idea at all. I felt (and still feel) that it was a good idea, so I ran with it.

Remembering this article helped me move forward and make progress despite uncertainty. I hope it will help you to do the same.

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I shared this in my Work Smart Wednesday newsletter. Want the full set of related insights? You can read them here: https://worksmartwednesday.substack.com/p/work-smart-wednesday-april-17-2024

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