Ben Landau Taylor: 'Doing Nothing' Is an Underrated Strategic Capacity
RichardMCNgo · x · 2026-09-07
Ben Landau Taylor argues that being able to do nothing is an underrated strategic capacity. Many people panic when problems arise, seize on nonsensical plans, and defend them with 'what else am I supposed to do?' His three-year retrospective: those who stayed alert and thoughtful while doing nothing consistently ended up better positioned than those who kept digging just to feel active.
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