“To be is to do.” — Immanuel Kant
“It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
“Strategy is a commodity, execution is an art.” — Peter Drucker
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” — Michael Scott
“Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.” — James Joyce
“It isn’t what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.” ― Jane Austen
「不做不知道，做了才知道，輸得起就好」 — 郝旭烈
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” — Michael Jordan
“Our culture has become hooked on the quick-fix, the life hack, efficiency. Everyone is on the hunt for that simple action algorithm that nets maximum profit with the least amount of effort. There’s no denying this attitude may get you some of the trappings of success, if you’re lucky, but it will not lead to a calloused mind or self-mastery. If you want to master the mind and remove your governor, you’ll have to become addicted to hard work. Because passion and obsession, even talent, are only useful tools if you have the work ethic to back them up.” — [@gogginsCantHurtMe2018]
Just Fucking Do It (#JFDI)!
The real gap is between doing nothing and doing something.
Creating more collisions and generating more data through motion.
Stop fearing the regret of action and start fearing the regret of inaction. The regret from inaction is always more painful than the regret from action. Nobody gets to their deathbed and says, “I’m sorry for trying so many things.”
It is easier to act yourself into a new way of thinking, than it is to think yourself into a new way of acting.
It’s also a lot easier to change direction when you’re moving forward than when you’re static.
Act first, insight second. Motivation starts with action.
Krummes Holz gibt auch gerades Feuer. = Crooked logs also make straight fires.
The first minute of action is worth more than a year of perfect planning.
Pragmatism 實用主義
When people talk about traveling to the past, they worry about radically changing the present by doing something small, but barely anyone in the present really thinks that they can radically change the future by doing something small.
Invest and hope for the best
當一個「用手思考」的人
Action is the antidote to anxiety.
“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.” — Dale Carnegie
Later You’ll Be Dead.
One day, you’ll be gone. Life is full of ‘laters.’
- I’ll spend more time with my kids later.
- I’ll prioritize my health later.
- I’ll create more freedom later.
But here’s the harsh truth: later often means never. Most of the things you promise to do later won’t be possible by the time you get around to them.
- Your health won’t wait for you.
- Your kids won’t be five years old forever.
- Freedom and fulfillment won’t magically appear on their own.
Either design the life you want now—or be prepared to live with regret later. It’s never too late.
Later is the default mindset.
Later is the acceptance of your fate.
Later is where your dream life goes to die.
Later is the self-limiting word of the broken.
There is no later, because later you’ll be dead.
Stop Gathering More Information and Start Acting on the Information You Already Have.
- Information is abundant, action is hard. Execution is everything.
- Ideas are easy. It’s the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats.
- EXECUTION is more important than the tactic itself.
Two Type of Priorities
- Stated Priorities: Priorities that people say they have
- Demonstrated Priorities: Priorities that people’s actions show they have
True priorities must be verbalized!
Things That Aren’t Doing the Thing
Preparing to do the thing isn’t doing the thing.
Scheduling time to do the thing isn’t doing the thing.
Making a to-do list for the thing isn’t doing the thing.
Telling people you’re going to do the thing isn’t doing the thing.
Messaging friends who may or may not be doing the thing isn’t doing the thing.
Writing a banger tweet about how you’re going to do the thing isn’t doing the thing.
Hating on yourself for not doing the thing isn’t doing the thing. Hating on other people who have done the thing isn’t doing the thing. Hating on the obstacles in the way of doing the thing isn’t doing the thing.
Fantasizing about all of the adoration you’ll receive once you do the thing isn’t doing the thing.
Reading about how to do the thing isn’t doing the thing. Reading about how other people did the thing isn’t doing the thing. Reading this essay isn’t doing the thing.
The only thing that is doing the thing is doing the thing.