Most of our “bad decisions” are nearly imperceptibly bad in the moment. A dream is not the kind of entity that can be killed by a single well-placed blow to the head. Instead, our dreams die a slow death, instigated by a million little mishaps—most of which we bring upon ourselves. Your ability to remain cognizant of this Lingchi phenomenon—to identify the “thousand little cuts” that slice away at your life goals—is necessary for the evolution of your personal productivity skillset, and essential if you wish to avoid succumbing to the many temptations of man.
