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This is the thing about thinkers, we tend to get stuck in the thought. That inertia is a killer when it comes to getting things done, right?

It isn't because there is no thought, it is almost as if there is TOO MUCH thought. Contingencies and plans to account for the plans and contingencies that never happen and then another set of plans and by the time you get done, the opportunity has passed and you end up being frustrated and digging yourself a righteous hole every time.

Yet action is the way to get those plans, to get those contingencies. All of the thinking and planning in the world means nothing if you don't get feedback from action first.

Default to action and even if it isn't perfect, it still is because you received the perfect feedback on it. Yes, no, go, stay.

Just don't stop.

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yes yes yes

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As someone in constant motion, I approve of this message.

There was this really interesting experiment done on atomic clocks. If anyone here is a scientist and believes I am interpreting this wrong, just let my ignorance be bliss please and thank you. Basically there are two atomic clocks - One was put on a plane and flown around the world. One was left on the ground. When the atomic clock in motion met back up with its grounded counterpart, its time was behind. It had ticked slower than the clock on the ground. Freaking atomic clocks, accurate down to the atom… you live longer in motion.

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I love this piece. As someone who hates having to queue I will always pick the option that keeps me moving. If we encounter heavy traffic I'll pick the route around, even if it ends up being slightly longer as I'd rather keep moving than sit in stationery traffic 🤣

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Great advice!

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I like this a lot

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Chris! I just looked on X to find you. I'm growing an audience there. You haven't been active in ages. Please come back. You are such a positive force in the world and I want to share you with my audience.

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This is me to a "T." I call it "the art of keeping momentum." I most readily practice it in traffic. I would rather take backroads for 20 minutes than sit in the parking lot on the interstate for 20 minutes.

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Good thoughts. Thx

My take away:

Movement allows change and adjustment.

Movement is better than stagnation.

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This is beautiful. Thanks for it - always choose to stay in motion

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Great post. The universe itself is change. Therefore, we must learn to move and change if we are part of it. Change is nature's delight.

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I think of this as imperfect action. At many points in my life I’ve had the desire to improve or not go down the path of so many others. My thoughts or the modeled behavior I’ve been exposed to aren’t going to help me change. In the absence of a clear path, I choose something different to try/read/experience and make a small movement in the direction I want. The little choices I make get me on the meandering path to my destination. Matthew’s comment on overthinking also resonates with me. It is my default to overthink but most times it’s better to just pick an option and go.

Thanks for the content and everyone’s comments. Chris has a knack for gathering great communities together.

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Funny thing. My husband and I have a list of 'universal truths'; one is always choose FORWARD MOTION. This came about from his many years of extensive airline travel for work.

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Best to take the small step and not feel stuck. A small step is usually not a life or death step.

It’s a learning curve that I gladly accept.

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So, the way to become unfixed is to move??? Ok. Then if I don’t like my couch because it’s uncomfortable as long as I move it it will change? Or I will change my perception of comfort. ????

Moving fixed states of mind just moves fixed states of mind. Simplistic to unfix what’s fixed.

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Ooh, I love that. Thank you

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