One Apple A Day #214
“To know what to do” is not the same thing as “to do what you know”.
This thing becomes very evident when I examine something that is not working in my life with the help of someone, a coach or a friend, mirroring back my words.
I identify what is not working, and then proceed to find solutions. The “aha” moment comes when I write what the things I should do and read them. At that moment my first question is normally “Why am I not doing this already?”.
The things I can do to improve my life are rather evident and simple. However, I often don’t do them.
We are a society that rewards a lot the knowledge, but it’s acting on that knowledge that makes a real difference.
There are days when I wish I knew less and I did more.
One reason, as Jim Rohn stated, is that the easiest things to do are the easiest thing not to do.
There is also an element of fear. Acquiring knowledge is an inward flow. I store it in my mind, and there it stays, feeding my ego with no risks. Acting is an outward flow. Something that exposes me, or better my ego, to the world outside. And my ego is like a balloon. It loves to be inflated but its surface is fragile, and it is scared to explode.