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Always Choose the Harder Option

Dec 27th edition of the Manximize newsletter

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“Ah, f*ck it”, I slam shut my laptop and hastily get dressed.

“Why travel to your office? Wouldn’t it be much easier from home?” asks my orbiting mother.

“That’s precisely why I’m going, Mom.” I kiss her goodbye.

The Harder Option Is Much More Rewarding

Showing up at the office to negotiate my part-time agreement with my manager and ice-cold HR was uncomfortable.

A simple faceless zoom call in my pajamas would have cut it.

But the harder option paid off:

• By establishing better trust, I could negotiate favorable terms.
• Catching up with my colleagues, I rebuilt some lost rapport.