knowing vs. doing
exploring the difference between having knowledge and being able to act on it. the difference between reading a lot and being able to integrate and embody those learnings.
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knowing vs. doing
To the public intellectual, one must ask: if your ideas are so good, why aren't you executing on them? It is much easier (and less impactful) to write about the importance of “green tech” than to build Tesla. Moreover, many self-titled public intellectuals are not even particularly intellectual. They are just... public.
Trae Stephens • Choose Good Quests
1965 letter from artist Sol LeWitt to sculptor Eva Hesse on overcoming self doubt
i love sharing what i’ve learned through my own experience, but learning/reading/thinking is only the seed of change. if you resonate with my writing and want to apply what you’re learning, i want to nurture that seed into the living, breathing change it wants to become. when an idea resonates with you, it usually means you want to weave it more... See more
Information is little pieces of idea that you have. Your speed lists will probably consist mostly of information.
After you collect a bunch of information, you'll detect patterns and relationships. As you integrate ideas together, it becomes far greater than the sum of the individual pieces- it becomes knowledge .
What is Wisdom? I define it as... See more
After you collect a bunch of information, you'll detect patterns and relationships. As you integrate ideas together, it becomes far greater than the sum of the individual pieces- it becomes knowledge .
What is Wisdom? I define it as... See more
Theory of Notebooks
Steven Pressfield on determination:
"I’ve seen a million writers with talent. It means nothing. You need guts, you need stick-to-it-iveness. It’s work, you gotta work, do the freakin’ work. That’s why you’re gonna make it, son. You work. No one can take that away from you."
"I’ve seen a million writers with talent. It means nothing. You need guts, you need stick-to-it-iveness. It’s work, you gotta work, do the freakin’ work. That’s why you’re gonna make it, son. You work. No one can take that away from you."
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kennybeatsx.comKnowledge does not change behavior,” he said. “We have all encountered crazy shrinks and obese doctors and divorced marriage counselors.
Dan Heath • Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
"Willingness to learn is important, but willingness to act on what you learn is critical."