**planning is dangerous, sometimes. Doing is better.** James Clear in his book [[Atomic Habits]] talked about the difference between “motion” and “action”. Motion is outlining an book. Action is writing a draft. Motion isn’t always bad, you should usually have some idea of your plan, but rethinking something before turning your previous plan into _action_ is when you’re spinning your wheels. [[Learn by Doing]]. Run [[Low-Cost Trials]] and see how it goes. > [!tldr] 🚫 Planning fools you into **thinking** you’re making progress, when really you’re just avoiding failure (and by doing so, failing to achieve anything real). The correct approach is a balanced one. Trust your [[Periodic Reviews]] and dedicated project planning sessions. Now: do more. Think less. **** # More ## Source - [[Atomic Habits]] ## Related - [[Quantity Makes Quality]] - [[Understanding isn't Doing]] - [[Low-Cost Trials]] - [[First Idea ≠ Best Idea]]