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