Little mantras for when the optimization loop gets too tight
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SOLVE
S top
O ptimizing
L ife
V ia
E ngineering
SYSTEM
S ome
Y earning
S its
T here,
E ven
M aintained
HOLD
H old it,
O wn it,
L et it
D rift
REST
R elease the
E ntire
S preadsheet —
T omorrow exists
BREATHE
B rain's
R eally
E ager —
A nd
T hat's fine,
H old space.
E nough already exists.
PAUSE
P ick one,
A rchive the
U rgency —
S oon
E nough
DEFER
D on't
E xecute
F utures
E arly —
R est restocks
How to use these
When you catch yourself trying to optimize something that can't be optimized,
or building systems to solve feelings that just need to be felt — pick one of these
and let it interrupt the loop. They're not solutions. They're just... handholds.