Our brains can mistake preparation for progress, giving us a hit of satisfaction for buying a book without requiring the hard work of actually reading it.
@samuelmontgem One tip I like to do is to “eat the frog.” which is to do the hardest thing first to avoid feeling “productive” by doing the easy things and feel lazy after.
Chasing the feeling of progress is not the same as making actual progress. One gives you a taller pile of unread books; the other builds a different life.
Hoarding knowledge is comfortable because it has no friction. Applying that knowledge is uncomfortable because it requires effort, failure, and growth.