Optionality can hinder risk-taking

🌱 Seedling · 1 min

While it’s true that Optimism requires diversification, you need to be careful not to diversify and protect yourself so much that you forget to take risks.

There’s a very thin line between building optionality so that you can then pursue an ambitious path, and building optionality as a way to shield yourself from the dangers of life, which ultimately means you’ll never accomplish anything disruptive.

References

  • [[the-trouble-with-optionality|The Trouble with Optionality]]
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