Granularizing

Granularizing

Category
Taking Action
When To Use?
When goals feel so big you don't start
Definition
Break up a goal into small steps and define a next action that you can take immediately.

About

We often let perfect be the enemy of the good. It is better to spend energy making progress towards a goal rather than agonizing over a perfect plan
 

Process

Almost always you can proceed productively with little to no plan.
 
  1. Try guessing at some initial steps that will move you in the general desired direction and focus on executing those.
  1. Generated a next action that you can take immediately. If not, it may continue to be difficult to start.
  1. Keep breaking up your steps into smaller and more granular actions.