A calmer, simpler alternative

When you’re planning a project, consider asking yourself:

What is the calmer, simpler alternative to this?

Sometimes, the answer might be to cut a superfluous feature, or to extend the deadline to as long as you know it should have been in the first place.

Sometimes, it means lower the headcount down to a number that requires less administrative overhead, so there are fewer moving parts.

Sometimes, it means not doing the project at all, because it’s not really helping move toward your goal.

Sometimes, it means being still, and letting things remain as they are, instead of forcing change.

Sometimes, it means you’ll do what you had planned. Though, in my experience, this is rare.

It’s worth asking the question, isn’t it?