Disciplined thinking drives diligent action. The measure of good thinking is how it improves execution. Not how thorough the thinking is. Not how much time and energy went into it. Not whether it wins the argument or debate.
Wisdom does not use action to justify lack of thinking, but it does not use thinking to justify lack of action.
A football team does not get credit for the time and energy they invest into planning and practicing. And you do not get credit for the time and energy you invest into thinking.
A football team gets credit for how they perform on game day. And you get credit for the decisions and actions you execute.
It doesn't matter how much time and energy you devote to thinking. All that matters is the quality of the output from your thinking.
- What did that time and energy spent thinking produce?
- What understanding did it reveal?
- What clarity did it create?
- What better decision did it produce?
- How is the situation better now because of the time and energy spent thinking about it?
If your thinking isn't driving diligent action, then your thinking is part of the problem.
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