# Action (MoC) ## Notes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #action AND !#type/quote AND !#type/creation/quote WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #action AND !#type/quote AND !#type/creation/quote WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[Acta non verba]] - [[Action changes everything]] - [[All we need in life now at this very moment]] - [[Bias for action]] - [[Brain decision process]] - [[Do what you said you would do (Dot)]] - [[Don't give up, the beginning is always the hardest]] - [[Dopamine]] - [[Information only becomes knowledge once you put it into action]] - [[Metronomes and momentum]] - [[Minimum Viable Productivity Toolkit]] - [[Motivation comes as a result of doing something]] - [[Motivation comes through action]] - [[Overcoming inertia is hard]] - [[Overcoming Perfectionism - How to Break Free from the Enemy of Progress (Article)]] - [[Productivity is about]] - [[Shipping is crucial for learning]] - [[Start before you are ready]] - [[Stop waiting for the right time]] - [[Strategy is free. Execution is expensive]] - [[The brain is always preparing to decide about the next action]] - [[The key to making progress is taking action]] - [[The knowledge gap doesn't matter what matters is taking action]] - [[The more you train yourself to think in concrete terms, the more flow and consistency you will create]] - [[The most important task is often the most uncomfortable and most procrastinated upon]] - [[The mythical right time - Don't Wait to Chase Your Dreams (Article)]] - [[The value of smaller goals]] - [[The way you write down your tasks can dictate whether it will get done]] - [[There is a choice between not doing and feeling bad and doing and maybe failing]] - [[To make progress, set the bar lower]] - [[Vision skills incentives resources action plan]] - [[Why focusing on less leads to more]] - [[Write. Rewrite. Revise. Then do]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #action AND (#type/quote OR #type/creation/quote) WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #action AND (#type/quote OR #type/creation/quote) WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[A bad system will beat a good person every time]] - [[A journey a thousand miles starts with a single step]] - [[A note is an action potential]] - [[A vision is like a dream. It will disappear unless we do something with it]] - [[Action beats intention every time]] - [[Action without vision is only passing time, vision without action is merely day dreaming, but vision with action can change the world]] - [[All it takes for bad people to win, is for good people to do nothing]] - [[An inch of movement will bring you closer to your goals than a mile of intention]] - [[As you start to walk on the way, the way appears]] - [[Average competence plus action will beat superior talent without action every single time]] - [[Be not afraid of going slowly. Be afraid only of standing still]] - [[Be the change you want to see]] - [[Belief is the willingness to take irrevocable action]] - [[Break the mountain, one grain of sand at a time]] - [[Complexity is fractal. You only notice it when you get close enough to it]] - [[Consistency matters a lot more than intensity when it comes to actual productivity]] - [[Culture isn't about what you say. It's about what you do]] - [[Decisions don't create change. Actions do]] - [[Do or do not. There is no try]] - [[Do the right thing. The rest doesn't matter. Cold or warm. Tired or well-rested. Despised or honored]] - [[Do things when you don't feel like doing them]] - [[Do today what others won't, so you can do tomorrow what others can't]] - [[Do what you can, with what you have, where you are]] - [[Don't complain about anything, unless you're prepared to do something about it]] - [[Don't count the days, make the days count]] - [[Don't dream about success, work hard for it]] - [[Don't fear failure. Fear inaction]] - [[Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant]] - [[Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong]] - [[Don’t sit back and wait for life to happen to you. Dream, plan, execute]] - [[Don't think about what you've left behind. The only way to learn is through action. If you want to learn, then act. Do]] - [[Don't trust words, trust actions]] - [[Dreams are lovely but they are dreams. Fleeting, ephemeral, pretty. But dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It's hard work that makes things happen. It's hard work that creates change]] - [[Eighty percent of success is showing up]] - [[Everyone who's ever taken a shower has an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off, and does something about it who makes a difference]] - [[Extreme results come from extremely obsessed people]] - [[Failing to take action allows us to escape responsibility]] - [[Fortunate are those who take the first steps]] - [[Fundamentally, controlling and channeling your attention is about feeling, thinking, and doing what YOU want versus what others want]] - [[Get going, then get good]] - [[Get it done first. Get it right later]] - [[Get the ball rolling. Create positive momentum for yourself]] - [[Good things come to people who wait, but better things come to those who go out and get them]] - [[Ideas are cheap. The difference between a great work and an idea is the effort to make it real]] - [[If it needs to be done, go do it now]] - [[If you don't start, you can't make progress]] - [[If you fail and stop, you have lost momentum. If you fail forward, you are gaining momentum]] - [[If you talk about it, it’s a dream. If you envision it, it’s possible. If you schedule it, it’s real]] - [[If you want momentum, you’ll have to create it yourself, right now, by getting up and getting started]] - [[If you want progress, then develop a bias for action]] - [[If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy]] - [[If you want to make progress, then limit your options]] - [[If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise don’t even try]] - [[If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress]] - [[Imperfect action is better than perfect inaction]] - [[In your actions, don't procrastinate. In your conversations, don't confuse. In your thoughts, don't wander. In your soul, don't be passive or aggressive. In your life, don’t be all about business]] - [[Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it]] - [[Information is data that changes us]] - [[Inspiration follows action, not the other way around. Momentum creates inspiration]] - [[It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop]] - [[It doesn’t make sense to continue wanting something if you’re not willing to do what it takes to get it]] - [[It is by walking that the path is made]] - [[It's amazing how often the real issue isn't the ideas we have, but how we capture them, recall them, and what we do with them]] - [[It's now or never. If it's not now, it means later. But later could turn into never. Fight against the natural tendency to do stuff 'later']] - [[Just do it, because no one else will do it for you]] - [[Just do it. Just don't quit]] - [[Just get going with something. Movement creates awareness and activity. So just pick something you feel like doing]] - [[Just learn to get stuff done]] - [[Knowing is not enough. We must apply. Being willing is not enough. We must do]] - [[Knowing what to do is only half the battle]] - [[Knowledge is action, not a description of action]] - [[Knowledge is doing things right]] - [[Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice]] - [[La meilleure façon de réaliser ses rêves est de se réveiller]] - [[Let us run the risk of wearing out rather than rusting out]] - [[Life is a marathon, not a sprint]] - [[Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing]] - [[Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving]] - [[Limitations are self-imposed]] - [[Lowering the bar doesn't mean setting your sights on mediocrity. It means recognizing the power of incremental progress]] - [[Making money online is very easy, you just need a strong head and consistent action]] - [[Many people who are obsessed with productivity are actually stuck in a trap of endless optimization. People seem to forget that productivity means getting things done, not just planning to]] - [[Master productivity by taking action. Master creativity by creating regularly. Master perfectionism by embracing imperfection. Experience teaches what theory cannot]] - [[Momentum comes from taking action. Waiting doesn't help]] - [[Most of the time you don't need more information, you need more courage]] - [[Never confuse movement with action]] - [[Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success]] - [[Perception is not passive. There is no perception without action. All perceptions are action driven]] - [[Persistence beats timing. Execution beats luck. Not immediately, but eventually]] - [[Personal knowledge management isn't about storing information, it's about making it actionable]] - [[Personal principles enable converting values into action]] - [[Prepare today for what you want tomorrow]] - [[Progress only comes through action]] - [[Progress requires action. Action requires clear goals and objectives]] - [[Reality doesn't care about abstract intentions]] - [[Risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing]] - [[Small wins will keep you motivated, and will make it easier for you to celebrate your progress and feel proud]] - [[Startup is an execution game]] - [[Stop deliberating, stop planning and just act]] - [[Stop thinking, analyzing, planning. Start doing]] - [[Success is a doing]] - [[Successful founders have a bias towards action]] - [[Take imperfect action today, rather than dream about perfect action tomorrow]] - [[The best organizational systems aren't just comprehensive; they're actionable]] - [[The best way to turn your dreams into reality is to wake up]] - [[The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn]] - [[The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do]] - [[The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way]] - [[The journey to achieving your biggest dreams begins with a single, manageable step]] - [[The only real shortcut is not taking shortcuts]] - [[The pain of failing to try is less intense but never really goes away]] - [[The people who move the fastest aren't doing more work. They're just continuing to apply the right efforts to their bottlenecks faster than everyone else]] - [[The perfect plan is pointless if you never get going]] - [[The purpose of knowledge is action, not knowledge]] - [[The secret to effective results is turning acquired knowledge into default behavior. Habits, routines, and rules all turn knowledge into sustained action]] - [[The way to figure out what to work on is by working. If you're not sure what to work on, guess. But pick something and get going]] - [[The worst prison in the world is having the talent and intelligence to achieve something great, but lacking the courage to go out and do it]] - [[There's no right time, just time, and what you choose to do with it. Don't wait for the perfect moment, make it count]] - [[There's something lovely about doing things slowly and at my own pace]] - [[Titles don't make leaders, actions do]] - [[Today is your opportunity to build the tomorrow you want]] - [[Water dripping day by day wears the hardest rock away]] - [[What is not started today is never finished tomorrow]] - [[What matters is not the tools, but what you achieve with those]] - [[When in doubt, use brute force]] - [[When you do something out of love, you don't count the cost]] - [[Where the head goes, the body follows. Perception precedes action. Right action follows the right perspective]] - [[Write your own part. It is the only way I've gotten anywhere]] - [[You are what you focus on most of the time]] - [[You are what you repeatedly do]] - [[You don't find your true self, you just create it day after day. And either you do it subconsciously or intentionally]] - [[You don't get to decide what wins. Your only decision is will you do what it takes to win]] - [[You don’t need mentors, you need action]] - [[You feel bad because you know what you’re supposed to do and you aren’t doing it]] - [[You only got one life. No replays]] - [[You won't act differently until you think of yourself differently. So start by taking one small action that will change your self-identity]] - [[You’ll achieve much more by being consistently reliable than by being occasionally extraordinary]] - [[You're never wrong to do the right thing]] - [[Your enemy isn't mediocrity. It's inaction]] - [[Your first step becomes a draft for the next]] <!-- SerializedQuery END -->