Doing the Thing

A programmer and writer who goes by Loopy, on the difference between preparing to do it and actually doing it:

"Things that aren't doing the thing:

• Preparing to do the thing isn't doing the thing.
• Scheduling time to do the thing isn't doing the thing.
• Making a to-do list for the thing isn't doing the thing.
• Telling people you're going to do the thing isn't doing the thing.
• Messaging friends who may or may not be doing the thing isn't doing the thing.
• Writing a banger tweet about how you're going to do the thing isn't doing the thing.
• Hating on yourself for not doing the thing isn't doing the thing.
• Hating on other people who have done the thing isn't doing the thing.
• Hating on the obstacles in the way of doing the thing isn't doing the thing.
• Fantasizing about all of the adoration you'll receive once you do the thing isn't doing the thing.
• Reading about how to do the thing isn't doing the thing.
• Reading about how other people did the thing isn't doing the thing.
• Reading this essay isn't doing the thing.

The only thing that is doing the thing is doing the thing."

Source: Things That Aren't Doing the Thing