Fake Progress: Why deep-thinkers stay stuck

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You’ve read the books. Watched the videos. Collected all the insight.
And yet… you’re still stuck.

This video explains why.

Smart overthinkers often fall into a trap that feels productive, thinking harder, learning more, analyzing everything, but never moving.
It’s not a motivation problem. It’s not discipline.
You’re running the wrong system.

We’ll break down:

– Why your intelligence actually makes it harder to act
– The dangerous gap between knowledge and real progress
– A simple but powerful system to gather real-world data, safely

00:00 - The Hidden Loop of Overthinking
00:44 - Why Smart People Fall for It
01:11 - Part 1: The Trap
02:24 – This Isn’t a Motivation Problem
03:06 – Part 2: The Smart Person Conundrum
03:49 – Type 1 vs Type 2 Information
05:30 – Why You’re Addicted to the Wrong Kind
06:16 – The Real Reason You Avoid Action
07:01 – You Can’t Unsee the Risks
07:21 – The System That Actually Works
08:39 – Part 3: Shrink the Loop
09:40 – How Ollie the Octopus Shows the Way
10:26 – How to Trigger the Ping
11:02 – Client Example: From Stuck to Publishing
12:01 – What Type 2 Really Means
13:24 – The 3 Daily Questions to Escape the Loop
13:52 – Free Overthinkers Assessment


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