# Do the real thing In order to succeed in something you need to practice it. most people are avoiding doing the real thing that need to be done in order to get better and instead choose the fake work. Doing the real thing is more stressful, challenging (you might fail) and more cognitive demanding. For example if one who wants to learn french is offered a job that requires french - he might not take it as he might say he is not good enough. He prefers to use an app to learn french instead. Taking the job would be choosing doing the real thing. A personal example would be to read ideas of other people in papers instead of taking the time to think my own ideas. ![[Pasted image 20230701102318.png]] ## Some rules for doing the real thing - Nothing is better than something. Because doing nothing allows resting and recharging for doing quality things later on. doing something that is not the real thing just takes out your energies without return. - If you are not sure what the real thing is - ask! Reference: https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2020/05/04/do-the-real-thing/ ## Created 2023-07-01 10:15