I have been telling my readers that I will get to deal with losing the comment section in my blog’s previous incarnation. The hosting site decided to unilaterally remove the comment section couple of years ago and when I talked to them, they said “take it or leave it”, so I decided to something about it. For the last two years, I tried couple of things but found them to be expensive options, try four figure sums. Thanks to a casual conversation with my friend NM, again something I was aware of, but never connected dots, I found a relatively inexpensive resource and within a week I was done.
I have been wanting to go to Acadia National Park (ANP) since I heard about for the first time circa 1982. It took me 43 years before I could visit ANP.
I have been wondering why it took me two years to act on my blog’s deficiency. It is not like I did not know about the resources I engaged. Again, why it took me 43 years to visit Acadia National Park. It is not like I haven’t traveled interim.
It remains an enigma as to why it took me so long. Is it because the proverbial “not important enough” or is it the misplaced assumption of my immortality that is shattered.
Take these two images below for example. I knew about the Antelope Canyon and the iconic road to Monument Valley for as long as I remember. I claimed to be an epistemophiliac when it comes to photography, and given these are cherished by photographers and I visited them only recently makes me think I am rather a sciolist. Let me offer some evidence, albeit anecdotal, to support my claim to be a sciolist. I took an early morning picture from my hotel room with extreme settings and did not reset them. A typical novice move. I had my camera set to f32 for a specific shot earlier in the day and pretty much ruined some great shots from Forest Gump point. The second one is in Antelope canyon. I had a specific UWA lens (10mm f2.8) most appropriate for the location and instead I ended up with a 17-35 lens. Both are forgivable for a newcomer. But someone with some experience under the belt. Unforgivable. The epistemophiliac in me apropos post processing saved the day as you can see. But the sciolist in me still haunts.
Forest Gump Point, north of Monument Valley, Utah, USA.
Antelope Canyon, Page, Arizona, USA.
This realization was a whack on the side of my head. I started looking for some insights into this oxymoronic state of mind and found these two paragraphs that seem to answer my conundrum. This introduction to “decision making window” (
The Decision-Making Window: Strategic Delay and the Space/Time Oasis | by John Losey | Medium – reproduced here without permission) opened the doors (to the window?). Full disclosure – I did not read the whole article since it required signing up at the Medium website.
Whoever gets it done first wins! When speed is equated with success, pausing might seem counterintuitive. However, as leadership expert Jim Collins notes, “A good decision executed quickly beats a brilliant decision implemented slowly.” On the other hand, Frank Parnoy observes, “Most of us tend to react too quickly. We don’t, or can’t, take enough time to think about the increasingly complex timing challenges we face.” It’s not about just delaying decisions but strategically timing them for greater impact. The key is finding the balance between hasty action and analysis paralysis.
The “decision-making window” is not about procrastination or a rush to action. Rather, it’s an intentional space created to engage judgment for high-quality thinking and strategic consideration. It’s an oasis amidst the chaos of daily business operations where leaders can step back, assess the bigger picture, and make decisions that align with long-term goals.
Epilog: “Haste makes waste: and “Time and tide wait for none” are two anchor points on a spectrum that influence our decisions throughout our life. Where I landed on the spectrum was my decision-making window and the outcomes from those decisions summed up my life. For the most part, I made the right decisions but some of the key outcomes in my life leave much to be desired. C’est la vie.
I realize time is very valuable to me to and if spend it on all that I wanted, and I will not have enough left to spend it on what I needed?
Wishing you all a happy spring/Autumn and hope the vernal/autumnal equinox brings you much happiness.
