I think some of these examples are pretty easy to poke holes in, but the idea is pretty close to how I evaluate or plan around problems. Even when I’m making na

I think some of these examples are pretty easy to poke holes in, but the idea is pretty close to how I evaluate or plan around problems. Even when I’m making narrow and even urgent changes to something, I’m making a mental note if not a historical artifact tracking both my sense of the thematic problem and the general sense of where a holistic solution should go. I’m getting better at not getting too attached to the importance of every single long term goal—sometimes they’re a distraction, sometimes they’re wrong, often they’re both—but pretty much my entire professional methodology is a combination of trying to keep enough context to even think about end states, and using them to help guide short term decisions.