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How to make decisions without exact clarity

Tam Pham
7 min readMay 14, 2022

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Photo by Filip Gielda on Unsplash

I just spent three weeks in Mérida, Yucatan and I am currently on my 2nd week in Mexico City. The adventure that travels brings has made me feel so alive. I’m learning Spanish, meeting new people, dancing bachata/salsa among many other little moments like navigating a new city. 💃

After being isolated for what felt like an eternity, this sabbatical from work was exactly what I needed to fuel my soul again.

I’ve met several expats who have had a similar journey.

Some have quit their jobs like me. Others are trying out remote working for the first time, taking a sabbatical with a plan to return back to work, or starting their own online business.

This may be a big generalization but the vast majority of the travelers I’ve met had realized two things in their lives.

  1. What they had going for them was no longer what they wanted.
  2. They didn’t know what they want to do next. So they hit the road.

Making decisions without exact clarity is what this issue’s about. Let’s dive in.

Your current “thing”

Let’s start with #1.

Whether it’s a job, relationship, or life situation that you are experiencing, our bodies often know what the right thing…

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Tam Pham
Tam Pham

Written by Tam Pham

Writer, Bachata Dancer, Chess Expert. I write about my weird, unconventional life at TamPham.co

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