Action is highly overrated.
A scientist is highly active with her work. So is a doctor, a software engineer or a writer. But, so is a gambler or a couch potato. She chooses all the wrong things to act upon. So, the challenge is not action, it is the choice - What do I act on now?
Every day, every moment, we have this choice to make. But this choice is rarely as easy as choosing between something important vs something frivolous.
Do you spend your free time learning more about the programming language you are working on or about the brand new programming platform that looks like the next big thing?
You have chosen what you are doing right now over a thousand other things you could be doing. You could be out learning a new skill. You could be spending quality time with a family member or a loved one.
Does the thing you are doing at any point of time deserve the precedence over all the things that you could be doing? If no, make a different choice now. If yes, are you putting in the kind of effort such a thing deserves ?
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