James Lim lists five blunt truths for people stuck in inaction: stop making the same resolutions, quit using nighttime motivation as fantasy, act instead of overthinking, drop perfectionism, and stop waiting for permission to start.
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If you're feeling stuck, here's five increasingly painful truths that will shake you into action. It's harsh, so please scroll on if you can't take a reality check. 1. You keep saying you'll take action, but you won't. This is just like every year you say the same thing. Look at your past behavior and do something meaningfully different. 2. The burst of motivation you feel at night for all the tasks you intend to do tomorrow. Is your mind playing tricks on you. It's a convenient way to push back facing discomfort. Stop fantasizing and focus on today. 3. If you spent as much time taking action as you did thinking about taking action, you'd be doing a lot better. Stop analyzing and start. 4. Your obsession with perfection is a death sentence for your goals. You're choking your own progress. Imperfect action beats inaction every time. 5. No one is coming to save you, especially if you don't help yourself first. Pick yourself up and start moving.