Why You Struggle to Follow Through (Thinkers vs Doers)

In this video, we learn the key differences between thinkers and doers and how to transform curiosity into sustained action

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▼ Timestamps ▼
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00:00 - Preview
00:20 - Introduction
05:38 - Triggered situational interest
08:05 - Maintained Situational Interest
11:35 - Emerging Individual Interest
15:21 - Well Developed Individual Interest
23:17 - Conclusion

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[cosmicpotato]

Not to brag, but I clicked on this video instead of adding it to watch later like all the others, so I’m basically already a doer 😏

[whynot-lxrk]

Phrase 1 : curiosity - external exposure
Phrase 2 : maintaining curiosity - continuously external exposure (watching, thinking, maybe engaging in some way)
Phrase 3 : Theory crafting = *internnally* Thinks and reflects on things (try stuffs out, reflect on yourself with questions, create your own strategies) Repeat.
Phrase 4 : For when you're Well developed = have a certain degree of resilience, stability, and have a highly developed sense of things.
1) Started to understand and appreciate the theory craft of others / can absorb deeper level of information (consume harder contents)
2) keep the momentum of input going (the more you read, the more experts you become)
3) Asking for feedback ( Becomes more and more important, the further in journey you are.)

Notes :
- Curiosity is a desire for more external exposure
- In phrase 2, No need to conquer anything. Don't need a long life passion yet. Just give it a shot and have fun with it.
- Doing phrase 2 until you feel like you feed your curiosity enough. That's when you switch to Phrase 3.
- Thinkers continued to externally expose, while Doers transition to phrase 3
- Repeat phrase 3 over and over until you get ideas of why it'll work and why it won't work - you'll likely to understand the theory crafting of others - That's when you transition to 4
- In short, Repeat phrase 3 until you fit the criteria of phrase 4. (God tier)
- Don't do phrase 4 too early. Since it's god tier, if you're not developed enough, it may gives negative emotions instead.

Just a summary for myself, the information and grammar might be inaccurate.

[nightcall]

I'm no college graduate, but I do notice a great deal a difference between KNOWLEDGE and APPLIED KNOWLEDGE. Knowledge without application is just being a walking database. Great video.

[wit]

I got to this conclusion myself lately. I've been recognizing that I always try to force myself to study and do boring shit like that. Then I thought about it and actually I don't want to spend my life being good at torturing myself everyday, what I want is to enjoy doing the important stuff, to not view it as boring. It's not abous "discipline" in the sense of being able to force yourself to do stuff, but more about pointing your attention towards something and letting your curiosity take the steps on their own if it makes sense.

[LAKD]

This was exactly what I was looking for. I know all the answers (essentially), but find it hard to commit to action.

[Gal_Furman]

One of the most interesting videos i've ever watched.
I used to be a thinker, but with time became a big time doer - and i've also wondered, how come that has changed? what is the difference? and this was spot on!
I've always had "obsessive" tendencies when it came to hobbies. So once i find something interesting - it consumes my thoughts. before, i used to think this was a bad thing, so i tried my best to avoid it.
I thought wasting my thoughts and consuming content was a waste of time, instead of doing the thing (even though it's not like i was doing the thing instead, just avoided it overall)

until i came across content that said otherwise, that being obsessed is a superpower.
After i started embracing it, over time i started really sticking with certain passions and achieving more.
Which is apparenately the result of me actually doing step 2: and letting myself consume a lot of content of that certain thing i was interested in.
And of course - that allowed me to also follow through with level 3: of internalizing it and having an independent thought of it.

so basically, finally accepting my "obsessive" tendencies, and learning and letting said passion consume my mind - is what led to naturally follow all the "doer" steps and become a doer!

[sambeawesome]

I'm so glad you addressed how getting feedback can negatively affect you. I've been an artist for well over a decade now, and I've seen that happen again and again with beginner or new artists. They know the culture of getting critiques on artworks, and think that it's mandatory in order to improve. But they've literally just started drawing. And I've seen these critiques destroy them. I constantly try to tell artists to spend at least a year or long period of time frequently drawing BEFORE getting a single critique. People need to dip their toes in, explore, and get comfortable first, otherwise they'll just quit. I'm glad I have a better understanding of why this is the case, so thanks for the explanation in your video :)

[TurboSpeedArmageddon]

I really wish Dr k would make a video about the fear of wasting time, a topic I think a majority struggle with

[ThuongNguyen-ccwl]

1. Initial interest, curiosity
2. Surround yourself with information and experiences (in a fun and relaxed way)
3. Action, Reflect, theo crafting
4. Get feedback, keep learning deeper

[TheRoot]

Alot of times the more I think the less gets done

[creatureoflegend]

So in summary: Step 1: See cool thing, Step 2: Research cool thing, Step 3: Make theories on how to do cool thing differently/ your way, Step 4: Analyze other ppl doing cool thing based on what you’ve learned, Step 5: get others to critique your ways you’ve developed to do the cool thing your way.

[reesetyra]

I imagine this is a big contributing factor in why it's good to practice a skill for even 5 minutes a day. Just going through the process of using that time effectively does so much.

[alchenerd]

The stages after curiosity is literally Shu-Ha-Ri (守破離): a Japanese methodology in which a learner goes through the "follow" -> "break" (innovate) -> "deviate" (self-distinguish) stages.

[marianosetula]

i hope everyone recovers from the things they keep to themselves and the mistakes they tend to repeat, and to relax and live in the present, away from past and future worries, in a place of calmness.

[Jessica-ldbs]

It is hard to overstate the benefit of altering your environment to invovle regular, repeated exposure to your desired change. Signing up for a weekly class or club is how I've been doing it lately, and it really works.

[Durmomo]

This is something I have been considering about myself a lot lately.
I over think, I overanalyze. Im indecisive like Hamlet.
Sometimes I have to just force myself to take action just to take action or I will be paralyzed forever.

[eebbaa]

i don't know what to do or where to start. i never feel prepared, so i spend all of my time trying to get ready for something that will never come. i feel like i've wasted so many valuable years and i'm so behind in life compared to literally every single one of my friends/peers who started in the same place as i did. maybe this video will fix my life though smile

[AlicesEntertainment]

I always got "why don't you do more of this, you are so good at it" in the beginning of learning something new, and would immediately get put off from pursuing it.

[xKumei]

I definitely felt like I made the most progress on something when I took the time to "make it mine" and connect it to other concepts I was already thinking about.

[akitadakid]

Might have to rewatch this one a few times so it sticks.👏🏽