.sometimes it doesn’t pay off to think*

There is this Serbian proverb that goes: “While the wise men ponder, the stupid conquer the fortress.”.

Sometimes it’s a blessing to be less conscious of what can go wrong. I’m sure you also have a lot of examples in your close network where not despite the intelligence or self-consciousness but precisely because of it, people stood in the way of their own success, especially when it came to building a company.
Smart people are used to thinking about things before they act. Playing Devil’s Advocate makes you freeze and unable to take action. The complexity of the world we live in and number of factors that affect every decision, make it impossible to predict and plan everything. Sure, you should gather all information before making a decision, but there comes a point where more thinking about it becomes counterproductive.
The worst decision you can make is not making any decision. Most are reversible, anyway. (I will write about type 1 and type 2 decisions in my next #kamilasFridayInspiration post on Linkedin).

Had I known how hard and lengthy will it be to land enterprise projects and tame down excitement about tech possibilities and instead, focus on translating it to a business common language — ROIs, KPIs and all the other “exciting” bits — I would have started another type of business.
(Ok, I’m lying. I wouldn’t have had it any other way. I guess I’m just a bit SM 😃).
Had I known what I know now about how difficult it is to deal with super old-fashioned, traditional industry like Japanese blacksmithing, I would have never dared to start Oishya.

Instead, I just went for it and have been learning along the way.

I’m self conscious that I don’t have a perfect British accent (consequence of speaking and mixing Polish, Italian, Spanish and English). I know that I know fairly little about all there is about #ai, but I’m willing to learn and share. Creating podcast on #artificialintelligence “AI That Matters” with Dr. Jürgen Bohn is the easiest and most effective way to do that, as I hold myself accountable and I do want to surpass the master. (
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My point is that most of the successful business people I’ve been able to get to know over time are types of go-getters, not types of insights collectors. They make mistakes, gain experiences and admit them to themselves, correct their plan of action and try again. They prefer to start before they have finished planning.
So I’d rather try many things and see if I like them and they make me grow, than merely dreaming about it.

*overthink.

Photo: Vang Gogh Immersive Experience exhibition which I highly recommend! What a great feeling to “be part” of an art.