I wasn't sure if I should post this because it is not original content. But because I want to both remember it and share it with others, I think it's worth posting.
This post Things That Aren't Doing the Thing has a list that provokes me to take action and do the thing. Here is a copy the list. If you like this, please check out the original post.
- Preparing to do the thing isn't doing the thing.
- Scheduling time to do the thing isn't doing the thing.
- Making a to-do list for the thing isn't doing the thing.
- Telling people you're going to do the thing isn't doing the thing.
- Messaging friends who may or may not be doing the thing isn't doing the thing.
- Writing a banger tweet about how you're going to do the thing isn't doing the thing.
- Hating on yourself for not doing the thing isn't doing the thing. Hating on other people who have done the thing isn't doing the thing. Hating on the obstacles in the way of doing the thing isn't doing the thing.
- Fantasizing about all of the adoration you'll receive once you do the thing isn't doing the thing.
- Reading about how to do the thing isn't doing the thing. Reading about how other people did the thing isn't doing the thing. Reading this essay isn't doing the thing.
- The only thing that is doing the thing is doing the thing.
To add additional value,here is an infographic made with Chat GPT to summarize.
