Inaction vs. Poor Execution

Lately I’ve taken to conducting experiments in my life (this being one of them). Another is cooking more regularly for myself and seeing if it changes how I feel. Yet another is hiring a personal dating coach.

These experiments come from the idea that creativity comes from experimenting and learning from “failures.” Not everything will succeed…but a few things may. I read an internal white paper that talked about the perils of poor execution, as opposed to inactivity, in a maturing industry. It took me back to all the crap dating advice I’ve heard over the years. It made me wonder, as I “mature,” is inactivity better than poor execution? I am happy enough cooking on Friday night and catching up with my Netflix, how does that rate against a bad date? Hmmm.

Not necessarily the most productive line of thought since life is not binary. Most behaviors fall across a spectrum. I’ve been telling a few friends here and there about the date coach and their response has been ridiculously enthusiastic. Inactivity is not an option for me. Nor is poor execution. The coach, hopefully, will help me develop some real options.