{"id":9036,"date":"2026-04-27T04:09:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T03:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/?p=9036"},"modified":"2026-04-27T04:10:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T03:10:06","slug":"un-pie-delante-de-otro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/2026\/04\/27\/un-pie-delante-de-otro\/","title":{"rendered":"One foot in front of the other"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u00b4s the beginning of another week, and I imagine it like a blank sheet of paper to fill in day by day, if possible, in nice and neat handwriting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes, <strong>we go through stages where there\u00b4s barely time for anything else but whatever is indispensable each day<\/strong>. And that\u00b4s OK, it\u00b4s what needs to be done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But be careful, or you might get stuck there for much longer than you need to...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I found this quote in a book I keep at home; I haven\u00b4t been able to identify the author: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Don\u00b4t spend so long concentrating <br>on putting one foot in front of the other<br>that you forget to look where you are going.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20250423_180106.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"507\" data-attachment-id=\"9035\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/img_20250423_180106\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20250423_180106.jpg?fit=4000%2C3000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4000,3000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.75&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;AC2003&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1745431266&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.745&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0019723865877712&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20250423_180106\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo of a shaded wide path extended in front of the viewer, flanked by hedges and trees on both sides &lt;\/p&gt;\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20250423_180106.jpg?fit=676%2C507&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20250423_180106.jpg?resize=676%2C507&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20250423_180106.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20250423_180106.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20250423_180106.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20250423_180106.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20250423_180106.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20250423_180106.jpg?resize=16%2C12&amp;ssl=1 16w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20250423_180106.jpg?resize=676%2C507&amp;ssl=1 676w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20250423_180106.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20250423_180106.jpg?w=1352&amp;ssl=1 1352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Photo taken approximately a year ago, walking down from the Alhambra towards Granada\u00b4s city centre.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other words: <strong>take your eyes off the path every now and then, look up, and check whether you\u00b4re really going in the direction that you want<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/2021\/12\/05\/el-viaje-y-el-destino\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/es_es\/2021\/12\/05\/el-viaje-y-el-destino\/\">Setting a destination<\/a> will help you to take firmer and better-aimed steps. And stopping to <a href=\"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/2023\/04\/02\/afilando-la-sierra\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/es_es\/2023\/04\/02\/afilando-la-sierra\/\">sharpen the saw<\/a> every now and then will give you the clarity and tools that you need to keep making progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, tell me, where are you going? And what steps are you taking this week to get closer to your destination?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Empezamos una nueva semana, y yo me la imagino como una hoja en blanco que ir rellenando d\u00eda a d\u00eda, a ser posible con buena letra. A veces, hay temporadas en que la vida no da para mucho m\u00e1s que para ir haciendo lo imprescindible cada d\u00eda. Y eso est\u00e1 bien, es lo que toca. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/2026\/04\/27\/un-pie-delante-de-otro\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">One foot in front of the other<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":3116429,"featured_media":9035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"BinaryWords - Un pie delante de otro \/ One foot in front of the other","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Lunes, el contador vuelve a cero: \u00bfC\u00f3mo vas a aprovechar esta semana? \/ Monday, and the counter is reset: how are you going to make the most of this week?","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false,"token":"eyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYmluYXJ5d29yZHMuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wNFwvSU1HXzIwMjUwNDIzXzE4MDEwNi0xMDI0eDc2OC5qcGciLCJ0eHQiOiJVbiBwaWUgZGVsYW50ZSBkZSBvdHJvIiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJoaWdod2F5IiwiZm9udCI6IiIsImJsb2dfaWQiOjUzODIxNjk1fQ._uziKd7am3H4bIgOac1OlxyvPQrT-8qSrhpPXbI0noIMQ"},"version":2,"media_source":"featured-image","attached_media":[{"id":9035,"url":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20250423_180106.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4990,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiracion-inspiration","category-general","fallback-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20250423_180106.jpg?fit=4000%2C3000&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3DPtR-2lK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6025,"url":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/2025\/03\/03\/lento-pero-seguro\/","url_meta":{"origin":9036,"position":0},"title":"Slowly but surely","author":"binarybea","date":"03\/03\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Creo que ya os hab\u00eda comentado que llevo una temporada de mucho l\u00edo en el trabajo, y esta semana la verdad es que ha sido m\u00e1s de lo mismo. 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