07/03/2026
The Cost of a Cluttered View
We often think that to get ahead, we need to add more. More hustle, more connections, more projects, more information. But when your field of vision is overcrowded, the opposite happens. You get stuck in place.
You mistake motion for progress: Being busy isn't the same as moving forward.
You lose sight of the horizon: When you're constantly reacting to immediate distractions, you stop planning for long-term goals.
Decision fatigue sets in: It’s exhausting trying to navigate when you have to filter through a thousand irrelevant inputs just to find the road.
Sometimes, growth isn’t about what you need to achieve next. It’s about what you need to put down
Adela Cochrun