I think this article is pretty bad IMHO. Are there actually people who know what they should be doing yet do other things anyway? Seems like the article is add

I think this article is pretty bad IMHO. Are there actually people who know what they should be doing yet do other things anyway? Seems like the article is addressing a situation that doesn't exist in anyone to begin with. The issue ultimately is that people don't know what they should be doing and are stuck in what the article calls exploratory mode. OK, so the author says you have to determine what is and isn't working. That sounds straightforward, but ultimately that's the goal of your entire life. This is slightly easier in a business context but even then the world is changing rapidly so you have to eventually regress as you re-determine what is and isn't working and ultimately go back to exploring if none of options you initially considered have prospects. I'd argue the opposite of this article and say: "You are not doing enough. Focus on many things that complement each other." It's also pretty crazy that in an article about focusing on one thing there's no discussion about managing risks. When you focus so heavily on one thing, turns out it works both ways and if you're no longer to do "that one thing" - you're kinda screwed.