The Hidden Costs of Not Taking Action + Journal Prompts + Mentorship
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The Hidden Costs of Not Taking Action + Journal Prompts + Mentorship
sari and added
“Most failures are one-time costs. Most regrets are recurring costs.
The pain of inaction stings longer than the pain of incorrect action.”
The pain of inaction stings longer than the pain of incorrect action.”
James Clear • 3 Ideas, 2 Quotes, 1 Question (November 7, 2019) | James Clear
Isaac Feldman added
“Many people delay taking action because they hope to avoid suffering. They keep searching for a path that won’t involve tradeoffs.
But some form of suffering is always inevitable. The process of taking action is the process of choosing your pain.”
But some form of suffering is always inevitable. The process of taking action is the process of choosing your pain.”
3-2-1: On Choosing Your Pain, Self-Acceptance, and Seizing Opportunities | James Clear
Isaac Feldman added
The result: you experience heightened emotional reactions, such as anxiety or fear – and that makes you procrastinate from making a career decision for even longer. You feel worse, and so you do less. Most of us have experienced struggles of this kind. But the good news is that the cycle can be broken, and the fog of uncertainty eliminated.
Ali Abdaal • Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You
The tendency to put off, push away, or otherwise delay is strong. No. Act and move on. And act again if you have to — most decisions are temporary, anyway.
Err on the side of do
JC added
Ajinkya Wadhwa and added
we tend to procrastinate on tasks that bring up difficult emotions, like fear, pressure, or self-doubt.