The Knack Of Getting Things Done...

“..there is an art to flying, or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”

- Douglas Adams

Further reading of ‘Life, The Universe and Everything’ reveals that the best way to learn how to miss the ground is to distract yourself in the split-second just before you hit.

The same principle applies to stepping out of our comfort zone, avoiding procrastination, and generally doing the things that would normally fill us with fear or dread - the knack is to just get started really, really quickly after having the idea, so that by the time our brain realises what we’re doing, we’re already well on our way to getting it done…