The Cappell Brief - Episode 001: Why Clarity Isn't the Problem — Avoidance Is

Most founders don't lack clarity—they lack the willingness to act on it. In this episode, Christina Cappell explores why clarity feels uncomfortable, how avoidance disguises itself as strategy, and the hidden cost of decision debt. Learn the science behind why unresolved decisions drain your performance and get a practical action plan to break through decision paralysis.

Key Highlights:

• 0:00 Introduction: The Clarity Paradox - Why clarity demands change and makes us uncomfortable

• 1:00 What Avoidance Looks Like - How founders move sideways instead of forward with endless calls, spreadsheets, and "one more round of thinking"

• 2:42 The Science of Decision Debt - How unresolved decisions increase cognitive load and quietly tax your performance all day long

• 3:44 The Cost of Waiting - The paradox: waiting doesn't eliminate loss, it just shifts it. Momentum is harder to rebuild than time.

• 4:45 Your Action Plan - A 24-hour decision challenge: identify one delayed decision and execute within 72 hours

• 5:23 Closing & Resources - Access the Discernment Index diagnostic HERE.

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