What if the reason you’re stuck isn’t the goal you picked — but the fact that you’re trying to pick the "perfect" one? In this episode, I share why your first sprint goal barely matters, what the first sprint is really for, and why messy starts often lead to the most meaningful progress. If you’ve ever felt busy but not truly moving forward, this might change how you begin.

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In this episode, I share a counterintuitive realization I had after noticing my own behaviour around Black Friday—and how it completely changed the way I think about New Year’s resolutions, procrastination, and consistency.

Book mentioned in the video: Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov
Video about chaotic ambition: https://youtu.be/o3XosnSnGPU

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:16 The Black Friday Story
02:37 How Black Friday is similar to New Year's Resolutions
04:46 My best decision of last year
05:53 New Year's resolutions never worked for me in the past
06:12 New Year - Old Me
07:42 Picking the hardest time to start
09:16 The most consistent year
10:39 Not needing a perfect start point
11:43 The parenting analogy
12:42 What are we teaching our brain?
13:55 Waiting can be great
15:38 What's so magical about January 1?
16:50 Practicing the new lesson daily
17:09 My favourite book about procrastination
20:48 My proposal

Everyone says to break goals into subtasks. But what if that’s exactly what’s slowing you down?

I show why this common productivity advice fails when you’re building something new—and what to do instead. You’ll learn a faster, lighter Agile-inspired system that:

- Cuts planning time to one hour

- Keeps you focused without overwhelm

- Builds clarity through action, not research

If you’ve ever fallen into the “perfect plan” trap, this video will change how you plan forever.

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Videos mentioned in the video:
Agile goal management • Agile approach for managing your goals. Sp...
What is a sprint? • What is a sprint? How to use it in your life.
Choosing sprint goals • Choosing sprint goals. Definition of Done.