Are you asking enough questions? Are you spending more time reflecting, and weaving ideas together than most? I feel bad for the people who aren't in the top 10% of this skill. Because people aren't asking enough questions. Most people are answering questions they didn't even ask themselves, which is sad.
We all have blind spots where we think we’re “doing our best,” but in reality we’re still using the same low-agency tactics we reached for the first time the problem showed up—often years ago. Effort and stress can trick us into believing we’re truly trying, when we’re really just stuck.