Know when to walk away.
Upon waking up this morning, I saw that it was going to be hazy again, as it has been all week. That was a bit disappointing to see, and I was trying to think of a way to avoid photographing the sun in a hazy orange sky yet again. I decided to head out a bit earlier to see if I could catch some early color. It worked. I only took a handful of quick shots from this location. Then I looked at my watch and saw it was at least 30 minutes earlier than my shots from the past few days, and I knew there would be some good shots to be had in a little while as the sun broke the horizon. But I walked away. I was happy with the photo you see here, so I decided to go home and savor my extra free time for today.
There are two types of people: maximizers and satisficers. Maximizers try to get everything perfect, and they take a long time to do things because they wait for better opportunities for fear of missing out. Satisficers move quickly because they only wait for an option that meets all their criteria and move on without caring if there is something better because they are satisfied. I’ve always been a huge maximizer, but this project has taught me to be more of a satisficer. And by the way, guess which people live longer? That’s right–satisficers.