The overthinker’s guide to taking action (DW#590)
If you need to figure everything out before taking the first step, PLEASE STOP.
Continuously learning without application is a particularly dangerous rabbit hole to fall into (don’t ask me how I know). Researching and trying to find out more and more about something before putting it in practice makes us feel like we are taking action.
But knowledge rarely changes our lives. Only taking action on what we know can do that.
So here is a suggestion:
Take action on what you already know before learning anything else. Act before researching. Act before you feel like you are ready to take action.
You may be surprised to find that taking action on what you already know will make learning more and further research much more effective.
Do something. Make mistakes. Learn from your mistakes. Find out where you went wrong. Do better next time.
Ready. Fire. [Improve your] Aim. Get it?
Here are examples for using this idea:
I can’t read anything about fitness unless I have alreadyexercised that day.
I can’t read anything about meditation unless I’ve meditated that day.
I can’t read anything about relationships until I have practiced a relationship-building skill that day.
I can’t buy another course on marketing until I implement what I already know about marketing in my business.
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