Uncertainty is scary.
The world is changing faster than ever, and only seems to be speeding up.
Which begs the question: if we don't know which way is the right way forward, why move anywhere at all?
Why not wait until we're sure which direction is correct? Wouldn't that ensure none of our effort is wasted?
No.
As tempting as this might sound, it's a trap.
Nobody can predict the future. We can make our best bad guess, but anything more is speculation.
If we refuse to commit to a single path forward, we're committing to never move anywhere, with 100% certainty.
And if we never move anywhere, we'll never reap the rewards of compounding.
The alternative?
Commit. Collapse the infinite futures into a single (real) present, even if this means cutting off other options.
Move down the decision tree of time, rather than sitting indefinitely at the root node.
Adapt your principles based on real-world feedback, instead of trying to predict the unpredictable.
And in so doing, you gain access to one of the greatest compounding mechanisms of all.