James LimExecution & Direction Coach for Ambitious Overthinkers

Daily motivation - You think you're learning but you're getting worse because of this.

Name: Daily motivation - You think you're learning but you're getting worse because of this.
Uploaded: 2021-12-15T19:02:16+00:00
Duration: 37 s
Channel: James Lim
Description: A short motivational monologue warning that heavy consumption of learning content can make you worse if not paired with action. The speaker urges…

15 Dec 2021 · 1 min

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A short motivational monologue warning that heavy consumption of learning content can make you worse if not paired with action. The speaker urges listeners to "bolt on" action to consumption and proposes a simple rule: for every hour spent consuming content, spend one hour doing/applying it to avoid skill decay and overwhelm.

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You feel like you're learning but you may in fact be getting worse. Here's a reason why and one solution you can try overconsumption. Everyone's churning out more content for you to learn and some of it is incredible. But you need to be wary of the trap. The content is so good you just want more to learn more, to think more. But this can push you out of balance. You need to bolt on action with the consumption. Do what you learn but you're not. You're watching more videos. You feel like you're learning but you may in fact be getting worse. You're not exercising your action muscle. It's getting weaker just like a real muscle wasting away. You get more afraid of executing. You get more overwhelmed when you try and start ST depths become foggy. So here's a simple rule for you to try. For every one hour of consumption match it with one hour of action. No questions.