I'm definitely no expert, but what I'm shooting for is:
- Set minimum effective goals in a well-dialed manner (somewhere in the sweet spot between big enough to make an impact and small enough to do on a reasonable cycle)
- Get the goal done. Quickly if at all possible.
- Figure out what isn't optimal from there and iterate
Honestly my intuition for #1 is... among the non-optimal things, and I may well have some shortcomings on #2.
- Set minimum effective goals in a well-dialed manner (somewhere in the sweet spot between big enough to make an impact and small enough to do on a reasonable cycle)
- Get the goal done. Quickly if at all possible.
- Figure out what isn't optimal from there and iterate
Honestly my intuition for #1 is... among the non-optimal things, and I may well have some shortcomings on #2.
(I'm really good at part of #3, though.)