Stop Trying to Speedrun Self-Improvement

You know how when you watch a video or read a comment or see a post and you're like "Wow! That's good stuff!"?

Our minds are in the habit of wanting to hear more, read more, consume more - to maximize the awesomeness of what we just heard, like a gambler desperate to ride that high. When you hear something that hits you - like shatters your world and makes you think - that is the time to stop what you're doing and sit on it for the rest of the day.

One of the things that really helped me retain lessons was when I heard something that resonated with me, I stopped what I was doing and thought about it for the rest of the day. Once it was locked in to the point where I could repeat it to someone without looking it up, I knew it was safe to move on to the next piece of awesome advice.

Don't flood your brain with a flurry of good advice and tips. Take it one at a time, let your brain fully digest it, and you will grow much faster than trying to speedrun the self-help section of a library.

That is all.