The illusion of productivity (and why we stay stuck)

Brian • The Tiny Wisdomthetinywisdom.comWritten May 19, 20263 min read

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Buying books, hunting for inspiration, and watching tutorials feel like progress because the brain rewards preparation, so the fix is doing one small, imperfect piece of the actual work today.

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