In order to continue writing, or run down the stretch of road before you, or pick up and put down the heavy object before you, you must first sever the wire originating from your brain which is abuzz with all the reasons why you shouldn't act.
Once you have learned how to write a policy, the hardest part is simply writing it. Once you have built a certain level of cardiovascular endurance, the hardest part is simply running forward. Once you have learned proper lifting form, the hardest part is simply picking up and putting down the weighted object before you. In other words, simple.
Perhaps our brains telling us no is the reason why we have persisted as a species to this point. New action is unknown and the unknown is perceived as dangerous. But to remain inactive, dormant, is no way to live. To live meaningfully we need only starve our doubts, stifle our fears, and act. In hindsight we will laugh at ourselves and think, "That wasn't even that hard."
This is the difference between winning and losing. Meaning and idleness. Ascension and plummeting. Progress and regression. Simply committing to action instead of being crushed under the trepidation of living.
In every waking moment we are afforded a choice. In one lifetime there are countless moments to decide. If in the end you're still in the same spot, miserable and safe and unremarkable, don't say I didn't try.
Rest day in the desert. No running, no lifting. Just work and emails and books and whiskey.
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