like there are good and bad things about having opportunities. When you are starting out, it can be helpful to take a “many seeds in the ground” approach, because sometimes you can’t tell which will germinate and eventually grow into something more. However, the flip side of that is that you can get stuck in a cycle of unfocused pursuit, going after any and all things with equal attention.

### Questions for Evaluating Opportunities

To help manage your energy, it can be useful to come up with a series of questions you ask yourself when trying to decide what to pursue. These questions will differ from person to person, and even for individuals there will be times when these questions may not be applicable. However, if you don’t have a framework to evaluate your decisions, it can be hard to cross-compare competing decisions, and it can be difficult after the fact to articulate [**why**]{} you made those decisions. As an example, here are the questions that I came up with:

-   [**How well does this opportunity fit with my mission and values?**]{} This question is the big one– the things you spend your time on should serve your mission and 