learning a new hobbie
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99U • Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind (99U)
What accounts for this hesitation? Why do we love committers but act like browsers? I think it’s because of three fears. First, we have a fear of regret: we worry that if we commit to something, we will later regret having not committed to something else. Second, we have a fear of association: we think that if we commit to something, we will be... See more
Pete Davis • Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing
Your brain likes to tell you that researching hobbies and buying supplies is the most compelling part.
This is BS. Doing your hobbies is the fun part.
A lesson I wish I learned earlier: Fear comes from inexperience, not incapability. You're afraid because you haven't done it yet, not because you can't do it. Inexperience is the problem to be solved—and it's only solved through having the courage to act.
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