Oct 1, 2026 · 15 min · 10 segments
If you have a goal that you don't feel you're achieving fast enough, the solution might be right in front of you. Jason gives you a framework to help you recognize that solution and move forward…
Jason PfeifferHost
Nicole LapinHost
What does that mean? How do you do that? Optimize for what's available? Well, think about what it means to want something.
What does it mean to want? I mean, I think really you're talking about three things at once.
First, you're talking about what you already have, what your starting point is.
Then you're talking about the gap between what you have and what you want, the literal distance between them.
And then you're talking about how good it would feel to have the thing that you want.
But you know what's missing in that whole calculation? It is a practical, cold, objective look at why you don't have that thing you want and what it takes to get it.
And to figure that out, you got to break your situation down into three categories.
What are we talking about? What skills, what experiences, what resources are required to get you there? Something is, because if you don't have it, it's because you're missing something.
And then what's available? You just listed what you need, right? Just right now, you thought about it.
What do you need? Now, what actions or opportunities are available to help you get those things? That last category is the most important.
We're not talking in five years or in some fantasy world or what you wish was available.
What does that mean? How do you do that? Optimize for what's available? Well, think about what it means to want something.
What does it mean to want? I mean, I think really you're talking about three things at once.
First, you're talking about what you already have, what your starting point is.
Then you're talking about the gap between what you have and what you want, the literal distance between them.
And then you're talking about how good it would feel to have the thing that you want.
But you know what's missing in that whole calculation? It is a practical, cold, objective look at why you don't have that thing you want and what it takes to get it.
And to figure that out, you got to break your situation down into three categories.
What are we talking about? What skills, what experiences, what resources are required to get you there? Something is, because if you don't have it, it's because you're missing something.
And then what's available? You just listed what you need, right? Just right now, you thought about it.
What do you need? Now, what actions or opportunities are available to help you get those things? That last category is the most important.
We're not talking in five years or in some fantasy world or what you wish was available.
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