On Time · 3 min read
The Cost of Cheap Decisions
The small yeses are how you disappear.
Big decisions announce themselves. You know a job offer is a big decision. You know a move is a big decision. You take a walk, you make a list, you call your mother.
It is the small decisions that quietly run your life. The coffee you agreed to that you did not want. The meeting you accepted because it felt rude to decline. The evening you gave away because someone asked before you had thought about it.
Each one, alone, costs almost nothing. Together, they are your life. Learn to treat small yeses with the same care you give the big ones. A cheap yes now is an expensive regret later.
Written slowly. Read as slowly as you like.