The self-improvement content consumption cycle
Posted by Paolo on Jul 19 2024 self-improvement
I have been spending so much time reading books, watching videos and listening to podcasts about self-improvement, but it feels like the more I consume, the less prepared I feel. I tell myself, I'll finish reading this book and then I'll start that new project I have been thinking about doing. The reality is that by the end of the book, I have so many more questions that I feel the need to answer them before I can embark on a new project. I'm convinced this consumption cycle has led to my ultimate procrastination and frustration. I seem to be preoccupied with doing things the right way and I consume content in pursuit of this canonical way of working, but I am slowly coming to the realisation that I just need to dive in and start these projects that are in my head the way I know how at this moment in time. I would imagine that I can also learn a lot from getting things wrong along the way. In fact I know this to be true and it's also what I tell my children, but it is easier said than done. So here is me doing something. Getting some words down in the hope of breaking this cycle.