Stillness in the Storms

Your Knowledge Is Worthless If You…


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I just spilled some beans about my book-buying habits and how they connect to a bigger issue: knowledge is pretty much useless if we don’t take action. I mean, I’ve got shelves full of books and all these Audible titles, yet I often find myself scrolling through social media instead of actually reading them. We all know we should be making healthier choices, but when it comes down to it, we often reach for convenience instead. It’s like, we buy the books and have all this good intention, but if we don’t do anything with that knowledge, it just sits there collecting dust. So, let’s chat about how we can stop just accumulating knowledge and start putting it into practice in our lives.

This is a big confession time, and I bet you do the same thing again and again. We do all these things and we know better, why don't we do better? In this podcast, Steven Webb discusses why knowledge is worthless if you don't do anything with it.

Takeaways:

  • I recently realized that simply buying books won't change my life unless I actually read them and apply what I've learned.
  • Knowledge is totally useless if we don't put it into action and practice what we've learned in our lives.
  • It's easy to get distracted by instant gratification instead of focusing on long-term improvements and self-help practices.
  • I've discovered that knowledge alone isn't enough; we need to actively engage with it to see real change in our lives.
  • When we buy self-help books, it's important to commit to implementing their lessons rather than just accumulating them on our shelves.
  • The journey of self-improvement starts with taking action based on the knowledge we gain from our readings and experiences.


Confessing a little habit of mine today: I buy a ton of books. Seriously, I just jumped on Amazon and snagged a couple more, thinking they’re going to fix my life. One was even called "Unfuck My Life"—I mean, how could I resist that? But here's the kicker: I’ve got a whole library of books, and you’d think I’d be living my best life if I actually read them. I mean, I could probably write a book on how to collect books and do nothing with them. We all have this intention to improve ourselves, right? We buy the healthy stuff at the grocery store but end up tossing half of it because we’re too tempted by takeout. It’s like we’re all on this treadmill of purchasing knowledge but never really using it. Yeah, I get it—knowledge is power, but only if you actually do something with it. It’s not enough to just read; you have to apply what you learn. So, let’s stop buying the next self-help book until we’ve put what we learned from the last one into action. That’s the real challenge. Let’s get practical and make knowledge work for us.

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