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The problem is that you can do that when is safely and reversible, the half of the advise that is missing is: fail fast[1] and safely[2] so you can improve[3] over the feedback[4] you get from a source that has the best interest in mind for your success[5].

1 is the easiest.

2 should keep you out of "failing fast" with irreversible decisions or ones that have consequences of causing permanent damage or giving up your freedom or power.

3 are you coacheable enough to embrace the required level of mindset change? will you develop mastery for the next iteration at the required speed?

4 collecting quality feedback is not always trivial or cheap.

5 this is the hardest to get, are you surrounded/listening to true friends (celebrators of your success) or fake ones (envy in disguise poisonig misleading advice so they don't feel outshined by your success)?



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