@itshannahzhang: Being smart is useful until you use it to build an airtight case for staying exactly where you are. I have two Ivy League degrees and spent most of my life being rewarded for knowing the answer before I acted. That works well in school. It can be terrible training for changing careers, building a business, posting online, or asking for something you haven't earned yet. A few signs you're thinking when you should be testing: 🧠 You need proof the idea will work before you try it 🧠 You keep researching what one small action could answer 🧠 You call it strategy when you're really protecting your ego 🧠 You refuse to pay for help because you think you should be able to figure it out alone My rule now is simple: if the downside is survivable and the decision is reversible, I act before I feel certain. Then I use my brain on the part that matters, learning from what actually happens. Being strategically stupid does not mean lowering your standards. It means lowering the amount of certainty you require to begin. Follow me if you're building an ambitious career on your own terms. 🏷️ high agency, overthinking, decision making, entrepreneurship, personal branding, nonlinear careers

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