# the danger of justification

By [Excelsior Capital](https://paragraph.com/@excelsior-capital) · 2021-12-01

---

I realize that I’ve fallen prey to the insidious academic habit of always needing to find justifications, historical precedents, rationalizations, explanations, defensible **reasons** and well-researched hedges for doing anything, for trying anything new.

For me, this introduces so much friction that I fail to accomplish nearly as much as I’m capable of.

Moving forward, we’ll try new things, keep what works, and discard what doesn’t. Rinse and repeat.

---

*Originally published on [Excelsior Capital](https://paragraph.com/@excelsior-capital/the-danger-of-justification)*