The tension between 'doing something instead of nothing' (tactical action) and 'thinking strategically first' is resolved by distinguishing craft development from client work: you should always be developing your craft (free or pro bono), but you should never accept mediocre-paying clients for mediocre work just to fill a calendar gap.
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Seth GodinEvidence Quote
“you can develop your craft and you can develop your skill without getting paid for it and so we need to be busy all the time getting better at our craft and our skill but it doesn't make sense to do mediocre crap work for mediocre clients we don't want more of”
Created: 8/11/2026, 6:33:45 AM
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