3-2-1: When to be patient, why we procrastinate, and the importance of early attempts

we tend to procrastinate on tasks that bring up difficult emotions, like fear, pressure, or self-doubt.

“Mastery requires both impatience and patience.

The impatience to have a bias toward action, to not waste time, and to work with a sense of urgency each day.

The patience to delay gratification, to wait for your actions to accumulate, and to trust the process.”

the sooner you make an attempt despite the fear the sooner you can make an additional attempt. as you put off your initial attempt, you are putting off the entire series that would then constitute the very practice which is required to develop skill so that you no longer fear it

The single greatest challenge for any ambitious person is eliminating the guilt associated with free time and rest.