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| Daily Dose of Reason - Psychology & Self-Improvement | ||||
| Wednesday, 30 July 2008 20:56 | ||||
 I read a book some years ago called The Hamlet Syndrome. The book has
some major flaws and I don’t necessarily recommend it, but one good
point the book made had to do with the perils of thinking without
action—i.e. of being a Hamlet. Don’t be a Hamlet. If something is
important enough to you, then put it into a plan of action. It will
either play out successfully, or it won’t. If you study the biographies
of accomplished people—as I do all the time—you will find that in every
case they operate on this premise. They might have only one major
accomplishment, with everything else a string of failures or
disappointment (only in the extreme case)—yet there never would have
been that one worthy accomplishment without the willingness to reject
the premise, “I should establish this as realistic before I start.” I
suggest this operating principle, instead: If you are certain it’s
unrealistic or impossible, don’t do it. If you are uncertain, then
assume it’s possible unless/until evidence emerges to the contrary.
Assume you can do it unless there’s proof that you cannot.
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