Information Obesity: Why knowledge isn't enough for success
Information Obesity: Why knowledge isn't enough for success
"In a world drowning in information, why aren't we all geniuses?
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Dear unlearner,
One of my favorite writers, Derek Sivers, once said:
“If more information was the answer, then we'd all be billionaires with perfect abs."
Are we fit billionaires?
We're overloaded with diet tips, get-rich-quick schemes, and life changing advice. Yet more than ever, people are struggling to put food on the table. Nearly 1 in 3 adults in America are obese.
The truth is, information is cheap. It's everywhere. Your smartphone probably contains more knowledge than the entire Library of Alexandria. But all that information isn't worth anything until you put it to use.
Learning isn't always growing.
Action is the real currency. It's what separates the dreamers from the doers. You can read every fitness article on the internet. But until you actually drag your butt to the gym, those abs will remain a fantasy.
Knowing is only half the battle. The other half is all up to you.
Weight obesity is scary. But there's another type of obesity that's even more dangerous: information obesity.
Information obesity is the state of being overloaded with information, plans, and good intentions, but starved for actual results.
The internet makes it easier than ever to consume endless amounts of advice and hacks daily. But very few of us actually turn them into reality. This mindset is toxic. It tricks us into feeling busy, but leaves us without results.
Consuming knowledge is useless unless we apply it.
There is no shortage of highly educated people who fail in life. Knowing is not enough. The cure isn't another diet of information. It starts with taking small, consistent steps towards our goals every single day.
Until tomorrow,
Cammi
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Another aspect is the type or source of information and the speed in which information is received or obtained.
Currently, much of the information is received not only from the MSM but social media and much of the information can be misleading, harmful, and untrue.
The speed in how we learn of information is also part of the problem. In the past, it took days or even weeks to learn about an event. Now, it’s within hours or even minutes, which adds to the misleading and inaccuracy of the information.
Once misleading or inaccurate information is spewed, correction is often for naught as the truth isn’t as compelling or interesting.
I idolize Derek Sivers as well 🙏🙌