Knowledge is Potential Power

Great point. No matter how much we read, we can't become successful without applying the knowledge gained from the texts. Sometimes I wish all books had a footnote after each chapter telling us how to apply the information right away.

An instance of reading too much but doing too little appears strongly in the blogosphere (I think I just typed that word for the first time). If we look at websites like Problogger.net, we know that there are millions of people out there consistently studying how blog better, and I'm sure most of them aren't doing it just to entertain themselves. Most of the subscribers that have been following the posts are undoubtedly experts themselves--but only on a theoretical level. They have enough knowledge for success, but they are doing little to achieve that success.

It's natural to think that "if I read one more post, I will be so much wiser and closer to succeeding." But in reality, it's often this addiction that hinders success from going viral--the addiction of reading one more post or book on the topic. People need to detach in order to get results. You can always go back and study more, but success won't come to you unless you start applying what you've learned.

Simple Tip: After having learned the basics, stop reading and start trying things out. And don't return to your books and guides until you've achieved at least one notable goal. There's so much that can (only) be learned by doing things by yourself (id est, by going the extra mile).

Yes, Ingeniousaffiliate, that from Chapter 5 of Napoleon Hill's book Think and Grow Rich.