#301: Why Action is the Answer

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2017

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Today's guest is Kyle Eschenroeder, author of "The Pocket Guide to Action." Last year, Kyle published a piece on the site called "Meditations on the Wisdom of Action." It contained 116 short, punchy devotional-esque passages on the nature and importance of action. It was my favorite piece of content in 2016, and I still find myself continually thinking about its principles, and utilizing them in my life. The feedback we’ve received from readers has been similarly enthusiastic. At over 16,000 words, this longform article was about the length of a short book. So we decided to turn it into one, and titled it "The Pocket Guide to Action: 116 Meditations on the Art of Doing." Today on the show, I’ve brought Kyle on to dig deep into his philosophy on action. He shares why inaction can be expensive, how action can sometimes mean not doing anything, and why taking action is the best way to find courage and passion in life. Along the way, he shares tactics you can take today to help shift yourself into a more action-oriented mindset. If you’ve been struggling to get started on a project or have just been feeling unmotivated, this podcast will light a fire under your rear!

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0:00.0	🎵
0:14.5	Brett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness podcast.
0:17.9	Well last year, Art of Manliness contributor Kyle Eschenruder published a piece on the side
0:21.8	called Meditations on the Wisdom of Action.
0:24.2	Contained 116 short, punchy, devotional-esque passages on the nature and importance of action,
0:29.0	it was one of my favorite pieces of content in 2016, and I still find myself continually
0:33.3	thinking about its principles and trying to utilize them in my life.
0:36.0	The feedback we received from readers has been similarly enthusiastic, and at over 16,000
0:40.4	words, this long form article was about the length of a short book.
0:43.3	So we decided to turn it into one, and self-publish it, and called it the Pocket Guide to Action
0:47.9	116 Meditations on the Art of Doing.
0:50.5	Today on the show, I've brought Kyle on to dig deep into his philosophy on action.
0:54.2	He shares why inaction can be expensive, how action can sometimes mean not doing anything,
0:58.2	and why taking action is the best way to find courage and passion in your life.
1:02.5	Along the way, he shares tactics you can take today to help shift yourself into more
1:06.4	action-oriented mindset.
1:07.4	If you've been struggling to get started on a project or just feeling unmotivated, this
1:11.0	podcast will light a fire under your rear.
1:13.6	After the show, it was over.
1:14.6	Make sure you check out the show notes at aum.is slash action, refining leaks to resources,
1:19.2	re-dual deeper in this topic, and you can buy a copy of our book, The Pocket Guide to
1:23.6	Action 116 Meditations on the Art of Doing by Kyle Eschenruder.
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