Four Seconds

In some situations, doing nothing—forever—is the right response. With my tendonitis, doing nothing helped. Sometimes, not trying to fix something is precisely what’s needed to fix it.

How did I arrive at those choices? I looked through the thousands of words I had written in preparation for the talk to find something I felt added my unique perspective to the conversation about learning. It seems obvious to me now, but how could I have hoped to find my unique perspective by asking others? Instead, I looked into the dark for what others had overlooked.

if you want to get something done, become a busy person. Don’t empty your schedule, fill it. The busier you are, the less time you have to get in your own way.

key: if you want to follow through on something, stop thinking.

There are no bad feelings; they all make life richer.

Next time you find yourself in the spotlight, let go of the idea that you’re “performing.” Instead, allow yourself to experience the moment, and your performance will immediately go up.

When you’re experiencing though, it’s not about the end result, it’s about the moment. You’re not pursuing a feeling afterthe action, you’re having a feeling duringit.

That is how we become powerful, clever, creative, and insightful. That is how we gain our sight.

There is a simple remedy to the insecurity of being ourselves: stop asking.
Instead, take the time, and the quiet, to decide what you think.

Here’s the key: if you want to follow through on something, stop thinking. Shut down the sabotaging conversation that goes on in your head before it starts. Don’t take the bait. Stop arguing with yourself.