Following through in more detail

Today I shared and discussed some of my investment actions. I felt as cautious as if I were dancing on a high wire. Yet the presentation itself was improvised and rather casual. Once I said what I really thought, I noticed gaps in my reasoning. I wrote them down and brought them to my AI assistant. I want to judge myself as objectively as I can. Tangible work and feedback are more useful to me than grand-sounding ideas.

Finding what I love doing may let me put my strengths to work for longer and with greater depth. I suspect I am more suited to independent research, especially investment research. That thought gives me some steadiness. I have not actually worked in that field, though, so I should be wary of declaring it a fact. I need to test it more than once.

I did not think or do a great deal today, given my circumstances, but I advanced some substantial work and feel fairly satisfied. Days like this can be good for planning. After putting myself out there, I have more specific things to reflect on:

1. In an unprepared talk, I assumed I could handle every part smoothly. I could not. My timing was poor, the main points were not clear enough, and I did little to hold the audience’s attention.
2. Talking with a more experienced person showed me again how easily I treat an assumption as a fact. Other people can expose that mistake before it costs me more.

Recording these problems gives me a chance to improve. Onward.