Mistaking information consumption for mastery

Sep 20 2024|Written by Slimane Akalië|ideas, career


Mistaking information consumption for mastery is the biggest pitfall of the Internet age.

After consuming information, the fake feeling of achievement might lead you to a never-ending consumption loop.

The real game is DOING the right things to get the results you want, consuming information helps you to know what to do, but you still need to take action and suffer potential physical or emotional pain in the process.

Consuming information is relatively easy, but taking action and changing behavior is not and will never be.

Don't mistake reading business books for starting a business, watching a programming course for building software, watching bodybuilding videos for lifting, or talking to investors for investing.

Don't say you can do something until you do it successfully multiple times.