Why You Are Stuck Isn’t What You Think.
There is an old-time fable.
The devil had a bazaar renting all the tools of his trade, to anyone willing to pay the price.
They were spread out on the table labeled:
Hatred. Malice. Envy. Sickness. Hedonism. The usual suspects.
We all know these weapons well, one way or another.
But one stood out.
A small, worn tool labeled “DOUBT.” Priced higher than everything else.
The devil explained.
“Because I use this one more easily than any other. No one knows it belongs to me. With it I can open doors locked to anything else. Once I get inside, I can use any tool that suits me best!”
Now, whether you care for fables, religion, or neither, the point remains.
Doubt is the friction point between desire and decision. A byproduct of inaction and indecision
No one ever knows how small is the margin between failure and success.
These two are often separated only by the distance of the doubt between.
The more you wait, the more you doubt. The more you doubt, the more you stall.
Courage, confidence, and self belief is what bridges desire and decision, removing doubts, and gettting you to flow:
You start losing self control, condifence, and courage because you aren’t moving as fast as you want, or not moving at all.
In every state you are in apart flow, doubt can pull you back:
Arousal → I need to do more
Control → I am not in control
Relaxation → I should do something
Boredom → I can’t do it
Anxiety → I am not enough
Worry → Nothing matters
Apathy → Nothing can be done
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The Lobster On The Rocks
Picture this.
A lobster dry and high in the rocks. It has not instinct and energy enough to work its way back to the sea. So the poor animal waits for the sea to come to him.
If there is no tide, the lobster will remain there, dry, and die. However, with the slightest effort it would reach the waves, which may be a few moves away.
The world is full of human lobsters:
Stranded on the rocks of indecision and procrastination. Instead of putting forth their own energies, are waiting for some grand billow of good fortune to set them afloat.
They freeze, analyze, rationalize, and wait, instead of acting. They are not dumb, unskilled, unlucky, or failures. They are just in their rocks, whatever their rocks may be.
Doubt are common rocks. Action is the only way back to the sea. Flow is the sea.
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Flow Is The Sea.
One simple principle.
Action is how to get to flow.
Every breakthrough comes from motion, not meditation. Not wishing.
You act, you adjust, you build control.
That builds confidence. That creates momentum.
Control = Discipline
Discipline = Freedom
When you blame, you give away control.
When you take responsibility, you take control back.
Move. Test. Play. Learn.
Self-Reliance > Waiting
Action > Excuses
Flow > Entropy
If you wait for the tide — funding, permission, perfect timing, luck — you are already drying on the rocks.
Move.
Even if it’s ugly.
Even if you’re unsure.
Just don’t be the damn lobster.