Just do it

As time goes on, I’m finding it easier and easier to “just do” things rather than considering whether they should be done today or tomorrow.

This blog is a good example; I don’t even consider whether I’m going to publish each morning, I just do it.

The same goes for studying Anki cards, working on Duolingo, and a variety of other things. As I shared at the end of 2023, I’m setting fewer goals for myself in favor of more routines.

I recently read “Unlimited Memory” by Kevin Horsley, where he shared this thought and quote:

When it comes time to floss your teeth, you don’t have to consult your intuition, you just do it. When you have to exercise, you don’t have to listen to your feelings, you just do it. William James said, “The more we struggle and debate, the more we reconsider and delay, the less likely we are to act.”

If I “struggle and debate” about doing something, it very well might not get done. I find it much easier to just do it without any debate at all, as it makes things much easier.