Thank you so much for this writing this Sindhu. Read it this morning while feeling incredibly overwhelmed during my morning commute and it helped streamline my mental wanderings. I did have one query about the concept of minimum viable action though. I always find that actions help gain clarity and momentum, but if it doesn't work for the intended purpose I always resort to the stance that the action just needs to be louder/stronger/harder. How does one go about understanding what the actual minimum viable action is for a particular process is ?
Hi Vignesh! The way I see it, all minimum viable actions are little experiments you're running. Sometimes, it doesn't work. But that's not the end of the road — it's an indication of which way to turn next. Understanding the right minimum viable action calls for introspection, intuition, and a little bit of letting go. Let's say you have a big solo trip coming up and you're feeling very anxious about it. What's the MVA here? It depends on why you're feeling anxious. Is it because you're travelling alone for the first time? The MVA could be to familiarise yourself with the route to the airport. Then, through security and immigration. Then, from the international airport to your hotel. Etc etc. The key is to break them down into small chunks and focus on carrying that out. Too big a chunk and you'll get overwhelmed.
Thank you so much for this writing this Sindhu. Read it this morning while feeling incredibly overwhelmed during my morning commute and it helped streamline my mental wanderings. I did have one query about the concept of minimum viable action though. I always find that actions help gain clarity and momentum, but if it doesn't work for the intended purpose I always resort to the stance that the action just needs to be louder/stronger/harder. How does one go about understanding what the actual minimum viable action is for a particular process is ?
Hi Vignesh! The way I see it, all minimum viable actions are little experiments you're running. Sometimes, it doesn't work. But that's not the end of the road — it's an indication of which way to turn next. Understanding the right minimum viable action calls for introspection, intuition, and a little bit of letting go. Let's say you have a big solo trip coming up and you're feeling very anxious about it. What's the MVA here? It depends on why you're feeling anxious. Is it because you're travelling alone for the first time? The MVA could be to familiarise yourself with the route to the airport. Then, through security and immigration. Then, from the international airport to your hotel. Etc etc. The key is to break them down into small chunks and focus on carrying that out. Too big a chunk and you'll get overwhelmed.