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Stupid Things Guys Do #1

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Organization, baby!

This is a new series that explores -- you guessed it -- stupid shit guys do. It was inspired by two of my most popular articles, Stupid Things Young Guys Do In the Gym and Stupid Things Young Guys Do In the Kitchen. Let it be known that I do not claim to be exempt from any of this stupid shit; I'm just as much at fault as most. (I mean, hell, I've asked more than a few fat girls when their baby was due.) That said, maybe we can all learn some stuff. And if we don't, we can just pretend we did.

Stupid Thing Guys Do #1

When I write something down, it becomes concrete to me. It's not just a thought any more - it's something I can see. And that makes it an actionable step.

Let me give you an example:

I was cleaning out my desk drawers a few days ago when I found a piece of notebook paper dated "August 2006" where I had written fifteen goals, ranging from writing a book to traveling overseas and a bunch of other random things.

I had completely forgotten about the paper and didn't even remember writing it two years ago.

I went through the list and checked off twelve out of the fifteen goals. (Unfortunately, I couldn't check the "have sex with a Playboy bunny while smoking a cigar" entry. I still don't think she'd mind the smoke or me ashing out on her butt, although I could be wrong.)

The paper was evidence that I did what I set out to do. When people ask me how I got a book deal or a job with Testosterone or anything related, I tell them "I followed the paper." Not really helpful at first glance, but the underlying lesson is powerful: transferring your thoughts to paper and the paper to actionable steps makes everything a little bit easier to obtain.

Am I suggesting that you can write down "be a millionaire" and suddenly have the cash in your bank account? Certainly not. This isn't the Secret or any "power of thought" type of horseshit.

But I guarantee that if you write down "be a millionaire", your brain will start to seriously consider how you could go about being one.

So write your goals down and plan some initial steps. Then stick the paper in a drawer and see what you come up with.

I don't know about you, but I'm gonna go write down my Playboy bunny dream a few more thousand times.

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• Date 11/23/2008
• comments 4
• Category stupid things

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