Hit A Plateau In Life? Quit Self Improvement

You’re reading books and watching videos. Trying to find the secret ingredient to success. But nothing.

Do you feel like you have hit a plateau in life?

If you’re a self help addict like me, it can be easy to trick yourself into thinking you’re improving. You’re consuming content. Book after book. Article after article. Hour upon hour of video. Only to notice you aren’t much further forward in life.

You are constantly searching for the secret ingredient.

The one piece of advice that’s going to propel your health, wealth and happiness.

If this sounds like you, the best thing you can do is to quit self improvement.

Most self improvement content is the same

After consuming a lot of self improvement content you realise that most of it is the same just packaged differently.

Deep down you already know how to succeed in life.

Naval Ravikant says it in the most concise way:

‘Fast, lift, sprint, stretch, and meditate.

Build, sell, write, create, invest, and own.

Read, reflect, love, seek truth, and ignore society.

Make these habits. Say no to everything else.

Avoid debt, jail, addiction, disgrace, sugar, and media.

Relax. Victory is assured.’

So if you know everything you need to succeed, then why hasn’t it happened yet?

Why I’m quitting self improvement

The missing ingredient isn’t knowledge. It’s action.

Now you know everything you need to know. You need to take action. And lots of it. The only thing standing in the way is the amount of action you are taking.

That is why I’m quitting self improvement content for a while.

I might re-read the odd book, but no new ones. I’m going to just take action on what I know. There is no secret ingredient that I haven’t discovered yet.

This will also allow me to consume content on other topics I enjoy without thinking I’m missing out on something.

Action is the missing ingredient.

It can sometimes be easy to consume and consume. Searching for that one missing ingredient.

The truth is, the best thing you can do for yourself now is to take action.

Like this? Follow me on Twitter for more: @iamsam_williams