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CTL-VIII-0014

“I keep waiting for the 'right moment' to start something important.”

CTL · Pillar III — Control CTL-VIII · Redirect Immediately

The right moment is a fiction. What exists is now. Waiting for conditions to be perfect is a way of avoiding the discomfort of starting. The redirect is to begin before you feel ready.

Your Practice

Do the first ten minutes of the thing today. Not the whole thing — just the start. Set a timer and begin. The inertia breaks the moment you move. You do not need to feel ready to start.

The Architects

“You may delay, but time will not.”

— Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack

More under CTL-VIII

CTL-VIII-0001“I just got fired.”CTL-VIII-0002“My plan fell apart and I don't know what to do next.”CTL-VIII-0003“I redirected a bad day into a productive one.”CTL-VIII-0004“I keep reacting to things I should let pass.”CTL-VIII-0005“I'm struggling with a habit I keep returning to.”CTL-VIII-0006“I'm proud of how I handled a situation that used to derail me.”
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