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Don't lose your unreasonable sense of urgency

David Heinemeier Hansson · 20 Jul 2023

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The risk of succumbing to the rigor mortis of success is usually far greater than the risk of making a mistake by not considering and mitigating all possible bad outcomes up front

The risk of succumbing to the rigor mortis of success is usually far greater than the risk of making a mistake by not considering and mitigating all possible bad outcomes up front

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  1. The risk of succumbing to the rigor mortis of success is usually far greater than the risk of making a mistake by not considering and mitigating all possible bad outcomes up front
  2. Being obsessive about specific, short-term risks often sits in opposition to worrying about fuzzy, long-term risks

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