**You can start with can do, want to do, or do, _in any order_.**
We think there is a linear path:
Can Do It → Want to Do It → Do It
But in reality, **it's a cycle** - and **any starting spot works**.
```mermaid
graph
A(Can Do It)
B(Want to Do It)
C(Do It)
D(Do It)
E(Can Do It)
F(Want to Do It)
G(Want to Do It)
H(Do It)
I(Can Do It)
A --> B --> C --> A
E --> F --> D --> E
G --> H --> I --> G
```
You can start anywhere in the chain. The author of [[The Happiness Equation]] told the story of how he didn't learn to swim until he was an adult. He couldn't do it. So he didn't want to do it. So he didn't. Then he signed up for classes where you basically just swam. Eventually he learned he could do it, then he learned he wanted to.
In the case of my shower remodeling project I started with "want to do it" then I did it and during the process of doing it, I learned how to do it. If/when I make another shower, I will be much better.
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# More
## Source
- [[The Happiness Equation]]
## Related
- [[Understanding isn't Doing]]
- [[Genba]]