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𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀. But we train it to love shortcuts. I learned this in Indore, 2015. The night before Diwali, our only revenue stream (Upwork) got frozen. My first reaction? Do easy things, refresh dashboards, send quick emails, tweak a deck. None of it solved the real issue: cash to pay salaries. At 2 a.m. that Diwali night, I stopped the shortcut loop; I listed every payable and receivable, called five clients before sunrise, arranged advances, paused our salaries, and paid the team on time. That night, I stopped being a busy founder and became a responsible one. In 2020 the pattern tried to return; when COVID hit, the quick-fix itch was back, post more, buy a tool, feel productive, but at Supersourcing we did the hard work: went remote-first, changed pricing, rebuilt delivery rhythm, and made weekly demos non-negotiable, and that is what kept us steady. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗢𝗢 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗺, 𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘀; 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄:  • I block one 90-minute hard-first window every morning and touch only the one document or call that moves cash, delivery, or leadership.  • I set one measurable outcome for the day before 9 a.m. (“decision signed,” “process published,” “customer issue closed”) and I do not start a second thing until that ships.  • I work with a two-tab rule—only the work tab and the proof tab—so I cannot hide in Slack, email, or dashboards.  • I turn tasks into systems within 24 hours of doing them once by writing a simple SOP, assigning an owner, and stepping out so it runs without me.  • Every Friday we review proof, not plans by listing shipped outcomes, missed outcomes, and one fix for next week. The result is more clarity, fewer emergencies, and stronger leaders. Back in 2015, We didn’t have assistants, AI, or dashboards then; doing the hard thing was simple: pick it and do it. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗜𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 “𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆.” Quick replies. Auto-summaries. One-click posts. And because easy is everywhere, the hard work feels even harder. So If you feel yourself grabbing shortcuts, flip the script tomorrow: write the one problem you’ve been avoiding, block 90 minutes, and ship a decision, a draft, or a process. Your brain wasn’t made for notifications; it was made for meaningful fights, cash clarity, delivery quality, leadership depth. ♻ Repost if you found this helpful and Follow Aditi Chaurasia for more!