You probably know someone who has a thousand ideas, analyzes everything, but never moves forward.
It’s not laziness...
It’s often an excess of unmanaged intelligence.
In fact, in The War of Art, Steven Pressfield says :
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reddit.comWhy are very intelligent people often paralyzed by action ?
John Fowles explains in "The Aristos" (1964) how high IQ can subvert your will to act: "High intelligence leads to multiplicity of interest and a sharpened capacity to foresee the consequences of any action. Will is lost in a labyrinth of hypothesis." Rule 1: Do not lose the will https://t.co/qvBc8TdHZg
I can be smart. But at the moment, I’m largely an idiot. I feel that I have the right knowledge but I let a lot of stuff get in the way. My head fills up too quickly with thoughts.
James Altucher • Choose Yourself!
This archetypal movie scene portrays the double-edged sword of smart people: they have a sharp mind, but it often backfires. Their smart mind is wonderful and brings them many benefits. But that same mind also causes them to constantly overthink and overcomplicate.