I’m an info-junkie. Getting more information gives me a peculiar kind of rush; I don’t saturate easily.
This creates a problem. I must fight the temptation to read/listen/watch more than actually do and practice. Books, podcasts, and videos take you to the brink of experience, but are not a substitute for experience and practice.
I believe in continual learning and exploration. The world is a big, exciting place! Every craft and discipline goes deep and wide.
Yet it is our behavior, not the breadth of our knowledge, which drives most of our success. Repeatedly do what you know, and practice the core elements of your craft. Bruce Lee reportedly said, “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who had practiced one kick 10,000 times.”
It’s rarely a lack of knowledge which causes you to under-perform when it counts.
