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Solving problems when the ground beneath you is uncertain
This episode was recorded as a voice memo while climbing an unclimbed mountain—hundreds of feet above the ground, in a situation where the next move isn't always clear.
Climbing is a different kind of problem.
There's no full plan.
No guaranteed path.
No separation between thinking and consequence.
In this episode, I reflect on:
How decisions are made when information is incomplete
What changes when the cost of being wrong is immediate
Why progress often comes from committing without full certainty
This isn't just about climbing.
It's about what problem-solving looks like when the path isn't…
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