the beginning
for as long as i can remember , i’ve always been a thinker .
the second i came out of the womb i was probably thinking about how the hospital was built — it’s just how God created me .
which is great ; i believe time spent in thought is a gift .
but it’s also what holds me back ( and a lot of other people i know too ) .
the reality is :
when you spend too much time in your head , you get stuck .
when you spend all your time thinking about what to do …
you leave yourself no time to take action , which is the one thing that actually moves you forward .
so how do you stop thinking so much ?
you do .
‘ just make it exist first , you can make it good later . ‘
- unknown
( read that on a random ig post yesterday lmao )
but it’s the truth .
the honest ‘ secret ‘ to progress is consistent , imperfect action — and i prove it to myself time & time again .
here’s what a typical writing sesh looks like for me :
open up a blank google doc
think about all the things i could write , the angles i could use that would hit the hardest …
then realize the doc is still blank and just force myself to write whatever comes to mind
some sessions are more painful than others — but by the end of step 3 , i always end up with a good few pages of copy .
and you know what ?
every time this happens i instantly feel better than i did at step 2 , because even though a lot of it’s probably trash …
at least i have something to work with .
and let me tell you , once i’m done chopping it down into a digestible , smooth-reading piece of copy … it is the best feeling .
this email is a prime example .
when i opened my laptop all i had was the idea .
but the second i noticed myself starting to overthink , i forced my fingers to fill the page with whatever they would type .
a couple hours later , here we are .
moral of the story :
sometimes you just gotta get out of your own way .
you could be suppressing something the world needs to hear .
to action ,
gabriel