Never Walk Backwards

“I may walk slowly, but I never walk backwards.” -Abraham Lincoln

This wisdom exists in many different forms. Warren Buffett’s first rule of investing is never lose money. His second rule? Don’t forget rule one. The New England Patriots dominated the NFL for the better part of two decades centered on the philosophy of “never beat yourself”. This showed up even in statistics. Vegas sports bettors in all of their wisdom and analysis consider fumbles random. This has been true for 31 NFL teams, except the Patriots. Under their philosophy, the Patriots have reversed entropy.

In a world that is constantly pushing you to move faster, there’s value to digging your heels in and thinking your next step through. The fear is you’ll be left behind, the reality is you’ll just spend less time cleaning up a mess.

Probably get to the destination sooner too.