“To be is to do.” — Immanuel Kant
“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
“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.” — Dale Carnegie
“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
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.”
Act first, insight second.
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
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 kids won’t be five years old forever. Your health won’t wait for you. 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.
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.