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Learning Can Be an Excuse for Staying Stuck

Learning sounds noble, right? But it’s also the perfect excuse for staying stuck. How many times have you said, “I need to learn more about this before I start,” or “I’ll take another course, read another book, and then I’ll be ready”? It’s a way to avoid action.

At some point, you’ve got to take the leap, mess up, and figure things out as you go. That’s when the real learning happens anyway - in the messy, imperfect doing.

Learning Can Be an Excuse for Staying Stuck

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