Ideas don’t end
with a period.

Optimism vs. Action

Optimism about future performance can become avoidance. Taking action in the present moment, even when tired, builds self-trust and creates virtuous cycles more effectively than postponing to an idealized future.

The Cost of Postponing Effort Often, I would get home from work feeling spent and decide that instead of working out immediately, I would wake up early the next morning and do it then. In those moments, I was genuinely optimistic and confident that the morning workout would happe…