QT: The Secret to Success Isn’t Learning, It’s Taking Action

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These days, there is no shortage of information available to all of us.

If you want to learn something, options abound.

YouTube. Books. Blogs. Podcasts. Websites. Apps.

You have more information available to you in seconds than at any other point in the history of our species.

This is a good thing, right?

Yes-ish…

Knowledge Isn’t Worth Much

I’m not saying accumulating knowledge is worthless.

But I’m not not saying that, either.

One thing I’ve been guilty of, for at least the last handful of years, is too much learning.

Now, to be clear, I’m not saying that learning new things is a fool’s errand.

But the knowledge that we accumulate isn’t worth much until we put it into practice.

I do a pretty good job of learning new information and a pretty crap job of implementing.

Until I’m able to take action, it’s hard to say that my time spent learning is time well spent.

Do the Thing

One thing I’ve been trying to do more of lately is taking action.

Even if the doing comes at the expense of more learning.

If you’re good at learning but struggle with implementation, I’d encourage you to do the same thing.

Once you’ve learned enough to get started, start.

Then as you start to make some progress, learn more. Then implement more.

When it’s all said and done, you might accumulate a bit less knowledge but you’ll make more progress.

And, near as I can tell, that’s what really matters (in every aspect of life, including your running).

Learning something new is good, but taking action based on new knowledge is key. #runchat Share on X

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