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"content": "You need to pick SOMETHING.<br /><br />This is advice I give to any beginner in any area. <br /><br />Working out, writing, business, dating, meditation—anything.<br /><br />5 reasons why (and how this simple idea changed my life)<br /><br />1. There will never be a perfect time to start something.<br /><br />So instead, you should take a step toward something immediately when you think about doing it.<br /><br />Otherwise, you are wasting time (which you will never get back).<br /><br />2. The first path you choose is not a “forever commitment.”<br /><br />So don’t delay thinking you need the “perfect” plan—because I promise the second you start working on it, your plan will crumble.<br /><br />And that’s a good thing! Changing your path means you’re learning & iterating.<br /><br />3. It is useless to consume information about a topic before you’ve even started.<br /><br />Why?<br /><br />Because you lack the “lens” through which you can apply it.<br /><br />All of this “just-in-case” learning is nothing but procrastination disguised as productivity.<br /><br />Instead, you should be learning things “just-in-time” when it becomes the bottleneck of your project.<br /><br />4. It’s not the actual project or result that matters—it’s the skills you build and the person you become by working on it.<br /><br />And this will take the pressure off because it takes away any “downside.”<br /><br />Best case, the project you start with works.<br /><br />Worst case, it flops but you learn a bunch of skills along the way.<br /><br />Which leads perfectly to the last reason:<br /><br />5. Once you’ve built the skills on one path, you can easily apply them on another path and get up to speed there much faster.<br /><br />The initial path does not matter. All that matters is you pick a path.<br /><br />Why?<br /><br />Because sitting around debating dozens of different options guarantees you learn nothing.<br /><br />If you spend 12 months debating between CrossFit, powerlifting, and bodybuilding, you will not get in better shape nor will you build traits like discipline.<br /><br />But if you just pick one and try it, you’ll at least be “directionally correct” and get in a little better shape and become a little more disciplined.<br /><br />Then, if you end up wanting to switch to something else later, you don’t “lose” those traits.<br /><br />You get to keep them and reapply them to the new thing.<br /><br />This same idea holds for every area I mentioned—business, fitness, writing, dating, meditation, all of it.<br /><br />If you waste a year trying to “pick the right business to start” I can guarantee you won’t learn how to market, build, and sell.<br /><br />But if you start a simple ghostwriting business, you have a “vehicle” to learn the basics of these skills, which you can then reapply to any other business in the future.<br /><br />I share this idea mostly as a reminder to myself. Hopefully it hits someone else at the right time as well.<br /><br />If you’re weighing a bunch of different options or paths (and have been for a long time)…<br /><br />Please, please, please, just pick something.<br /><br />Everything you’re looking for stands on the other side of that first step.",
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"content": "You need to pick SOMETHING.\n\nThis is advice I give to any beginner in any area. \n\nWorking out, writing, business, dating, meditation—anything.\n\n5 reasons why (and how this simple idea changed my life)\n\n1. There will never be a perfect time to start something.\n\nSo instead, you should take a step toward something immediately when you think about doing it.\n\nOtherwise, you are wasting time (which you will never get back).\n\n2. The first path you choose is not a “forever commitment.”\n\nSo don’t delay thinking you need the “perfect” plan—because I promise the second you start working on it, your plan will crumble.\n\nAnd that’s a good thing! Changing your path means you’re learning & iterating.\n\n3. It is useless to consume information about a topic before you’ve even started.\n\nWhy?\n\nBecause you lack the “lens” through which you can apply it.\n\nAll of this “just-in-case” learning is nothing but procrastination disguised as productivity.\n\nInstead, you should be learning things “just-in-time” when it becomes the bottleneck of your project.\n\n4. It’s not the actual project or result that matters—it’s the skills you build and the person you become by working on it.\n\nAnd this will take the pressure off because it takes away any “downside.”\n\nBest case, the project you start with works.\n\nWorst case, it flops but you learn a bunch of skills along the way.\n\nWhich leads perfectly to the last reason:\n\n5. Once you’ve built the skills on one path, you can easily apply them on another path and get up to speed there much faster.\n\nThe initial path does not matter. All that matters is you pick a path.\n\nWhy?\n\nBecause sitting around debating dozens of different options guarantees you learn nothing.\n\nIf you spend 12 months debating between CrossFit, powerlifting, and bodybuilding, you will not get in better shape nor will you build traits like discipline.\n\nBut if you just pick one and try it, you’ll at least be “directionally correct” and get in a little better shape and become a little more disciplined.\n\nThen, if you end up wanting to switch to something else later, you don’t “lose” those traits.\n\nYou get to keep them and reapply them to the new thing.\n\nThis same idea holds for every area I mentioned—business, fitness, writing, dating, meditation, all of it.\n\nIf you waste a year trying to “pick the right business to start” I can guarantee you won’t learn how to market, build, and sell.\n\nBut if you start a simple ghostwriting business, you have a “vehicle” to learn the basics of these skills, which you can then reapply to any other business in the future.\n\nI share this idea mostly as a reminder to myself. Hopefully it hits someone else at the right time as well.\n\nIf you’re weighing a bunch of different options or paths (and have been for a long time)…\n\nPlease, please, please, just pick something.\n\nEverything you’re looking for stands on the other side of that first step.",
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