We live in an amazing time–an era of free information gathering and sharing. It’s powerful! It’s so powerful that it’s… it’s…

It’s wildly overwhelming.

We collect and consume an absurd about of information daily only to file it away (or forget it entirely). We think, “I’ll keep it in case I can use it when I find the other pieces of the puzzle.”

The information we gather and store becomes the dusty box in the attic. But in this case the attic is the mind.

 

 

We save pieces of information here and there, thinking this will save us time and energy in the long run.

With this approach, you end up spending more time and energy trying to remember or sort through what pieces you have than actually putting together the puzzle.

Let’s use a blog post as an example. Chances are a 1000-word blog post won’t change your life. I’m talking long-lasting change (one, five, ten years down the road). 1000 words can only scratch the surface (and since we’re being real here, we’re usually skimming more than reading anyway).

 

 

Approach 1: the box in the attic

 

01. Search for the answer to a question

02. Open 5 (to 20) browser tabs with related blog posts

03. Skim 3 or 4 posts

04. Call it a day!

Then (and this is the worst part) we file that info away for our future selves and are shocked when we fail to apply it. (Of course we failed—we totally forgot about it!)

 

 

Approach 2: the true transformation

 

01. Learn through action

02. Grow through application

03. Transform through practice

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Application is how you gather the other pieces and put the puzzle together.

 

 

Act on this:

 

Now you stop spending your precious time searching for self care solutions online. You and I both know this leads to nothing but trouble (i.e. cat videos and lots of them).

01. Save time: sign up for the newsletter and let me search for answers to your questions around mindfulness, self care, productivity, and more.

02. Simplify: In each newsletter is one (and only one) helpful blog post with practical information.

03. Start: I “translate” the information I share into simple steps so you can take action.

 

If you feel like your puzzle is missing too many pieces (or that you’ve got pieces from 10 different puzzles), start by acting on one piece.

 

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What can you start doing to act on what you know?

What’s one small step you can take today?