Jeff has a great post called “Are You a Doer or a Talker?” Jeff’s blog, Coding Horror, is one of my favorite. His commentary is on software and programming, but his lessons are useful in any discipline.

In this case, the lesson is one I’ve talked about before.

It’s odd how we treat the goals we aren’t actively moving towards. You know, the ones we keep talking about, the ones we keep putting off until tomorrow. Why spend so much time planning and so little time doing?

Inertia. Self-deception. Fear.

At least, those are my reasons.

Planning is good, and not everything can happen at once. But if you aren’t working towards a goal, you’d be crazy to expect it to happen.

Start now and plan as you go.

Or if you’re feeling overwhelmed, just cut the number of things you’re planning to do. Do less better.

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