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Pursuit Of Knowledge Is A Crutch: Take Action

May 06, 2016 8:22 AM ET
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This is a guest post from Thias at It Pays Dividends. It Pays Dividends focuses on developing the habits and systems needed to improve your finances and live a more intentional life.

At some point in our lives, we decide we want to try something new. We want to get healthier. We want to get our financial lives in order. We want to start our own business.

We set off trying to learn as much as we can on the subject.

  • What information do we need to know before we start?
  • What struggles should we expect?
  • What are the best strategies to achieve it?

For those of us truly dedicated to making the change, often times we completely immerse ourselves in the topic. We push ourselves to know as much about the topic as possible so we can know what to expect.

So what's the problem?

If we aren't careful, the pursuit of knowledge will overtake the desire to take action. We become so entrenched in gaining knowledge, we actually forget to implement what we are trying to learn.

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