The Illusion of Progress

There is an epidemic that's plaguing modern learning and wisdom:

The "illusion of progress"

What if everything you’ve been doing to get ahead is actually holding you back?

Some of the most brilliant, driven people will never reach their potential. Not because they lack ambition, but because they fall into a trap: mistaking knowledge for action.

I’ve been there. Deep in the weeds, consuming everything I could get my hands on. It felt productive—heck, it felt empowering.

But let’s call it what it is: mental masturbation.

The kind that tricks you into believing you’re progressing when you’re just spinning your wheels.

There’s a pandemic of peripheral learning. People don’t go to the source anymore—they dance around it.

• You want to understand the Bible? You’re reading someone else’s interpretation of it, not the Bible itself.

• You want better health? You’re bingeing health tips but skipping the workout and the meal prep.

• You want to build wealth? You’ve memorized the hacks but haven’t started making money.

• You want embody stillness? You’ve read all the books but haven’t sat still for an hour.

Knowing about something isn’t the same as living it. You can know what the Taj Mahal looks like, but until you stand before it, feel the marble under your feet, and let the awe settle into your bones, you don’t really know it.

The same applies to every worthwhile endeavor. If you want to know truly, if you want to become wiser, wealthier, healthier—stop circling the edges.

Dive in.

Go to the source.