Morgan Lopes

December 31, 20251 min read

Which is worse: going off course or not moving at all?

Which is worse: going off course or not moving at all?
They seem related, but they’re different problems.

Going off course is a direction problem.
Not moving is an inertia problem.

Direction can be corrected.
Inertia has to be broken.

Objects in motion tend to stay in motion.
Objects at rest tend to stay at rest.

Movement creates opportunities.
Inaction creates nothing.

Even imperfect movement outperforms waiting, because course correction requires far less energy than overcoming inertia in the first place.

Said plainly: "You can’t steer a parked car."

2026 is here.
Let's move (and ready ourselves to change course).

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