Things That Aren’t Doing the Thing

I found this online at some point, tossed it into my bookmarks with the intention of sharing, and just found it now as I was looking for something else. So, I thought I would finally share it. This one goes out to all the creatives and procrastinators out there.

An Essay by Strangest Loop

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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.

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What’s the thing you keep
dreaming about doing?