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I love to read. I read for entertainment, and I read to learn.

But it’s only recently that I’ve finally realized that even though reading is a handy method of learning, it’s only useful if you actually do something with the knowledge.

Knowledge without action is just…something you forget over time. (Unless of course you’re studying to win a trivia contest.)

For me, the “problem” is that there are just so many good ideas out there. I read through a book and think “oh yeah, that’s a great idea”. I make a note of it, and keep reading. By the end of a book I’ve gotten a ton of little yellow stickies out of it and some good intentions, but not much else.

I let it sit there for awhile, and then that’s often the end of it. (Especially because I then find still more great ideas in other books.) Sometimes I add the idea to a list that I want to get to “someday”.

I’ve decided to try something different: actually putting some of the ideas into action. Maybe I won’t do a whole bookfull of ideas, but I’ll be doing something. One idea at a time.