September 12th, 2010 by Kevin Ngo
Is it possible to learn too much? With so much information that’s available and accessible with just a click of a button, it’s impossible for any one person to know everything there is to know. While this is true, there is still such a thing as learning too much, to the point where you get paralyzed in terms of taking action.
Have you ever wanted to achieve a goal and ended up doing tons of research on how to achieve the goal? As you learned more and more, it felt like you knew less and less because when you learned a new concept or strategy, you found that there was a lot more to know about those things.
Often times, people will get stuck in this trap of needing to gather more and more information. There’s nothing wrong with learning a lot, but when you let learning get in the way of doing, you will never get going. When you never get going, you still never start having the things you want in life.
A better way to go about achieving a goal is to gather some information and immediately start taking action on what information you have gathered. I realize that many times you will feel unprepared, and that’s okay. The best way to learn besides having someone who’s done what you want to do show you how to do it is to take action and learn from the results you get from those actions.
When you are able to get past that initial fear of not being perfect and just take the first step, you will be further ahead than the majority of people who are still in the preparation stage. It’s good to be prepared especially in situations such as a pilot and crew making sure the plane is ready to take off, but over preparation in trying to reach a goal won’t get you results. Realize that you already have what it takes to get started on your goals. The knowledge and skills you will need will be picked up along the way.
If a baby wanted to learn how to walk, it will never be able to do it by sitting there and analyzing how to walk. The best way for a baby to walk is to actually get up off its behind and start walking. Sure it may fall, but with every fall, it will learn what is working and what is not and adjust to it. By doing this over and over, it will eventually learn to walk. This is the approach you want to take when you want to achieve your goals as well. It works. Look around you, almost everyone knows how to walk. Learning more is great but if all you’re doing is learning and not taking action, it’s time to change that. Just take the first step!
Until next time…
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Thanks for this. Its really true. M facing same problem with me. I wanted to learn but never took positive action on that.. Now let me take my first action right away.!!!!! I will keep my words…thanks……Naveen Joshi (India)
You're welcome. Without action or use, knowledge can be somewhat pointless especially when it comes to improving yourself in some way.
Thanks so much for this…I have been trapped in my own “over thinking” for the past 10 years. I am now ready to just do it….
That's great to hear! This one decision will completely change your destiny.
thank you for your comment
Thanks a lot for giving wonderful insight for a person like me. I too do the same. I wanted to search for one thing but land up in another thing not getting the one which I wanted. I will make happened your suggestions.
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Anand,sdb
Very nice article.I had many ideas ,self help books,etc.but i was not moving in a right way.Your article gave me the spark which i needed.THANK YOU VERY MUCH Naveen Maheshwari Indore MP INDIA
That's great to hear. I wish you the best with everything.
very good ideas given by u people can start thier business in a different way
This article is very true. If you go to the internet you view a lot of busines plans templates such that you get confused as to which one will make you achieve goals. They say experience is the best teacher. Was very inspired by the section about a baby who learns walking. Keep up the good work hey. Each time I read your articles I get a different feeling and what I have learnt from your artilces is that one has to ACT
Thanks, and yes, action is key.
thanks, this is true!!!!
Myself I feel that something great happens to me after reading this article. In its surprising to see that in my society here in Democratic Republic of Congo most of the people who are successfull in different areas of life( business,politics,…) are less educated. It is all about taking the risk to succeed and not just be a perfectionist in mind but poor in ation.
We are what we achieve! Thanks
You're welcome.
I am so very happy to read this post. I saved this link and sent it to my email address back in Jan. I was cleaning out my emails and came across this link once again. I am dealing with this situation as I type. I find myself reading, reading, and reading to gain more knowledge, but is stuck in the beginning stage and feel like I am going no where. Thanks once again.
You're very welcome
Ok, I am kind of chuckling now, as I headed over here after reading the article about being overwhelmed.
That is so true, take some action with the information which you have learned.
Thanks 🙂
At least you caught yourself 🙂
Thank you. I made the mistake before of analyzing too much and it was costly