# From Knowing to Doing By:: [[Brian Heath]] 2023-08-05 The more one thinks about, analyses, and makes recommendations about systems, the more tempting it will become to transition from analyst to entrepreneur. This doesn't necessarily mean that one will start a business. It only means one goes from the state of advising to doing. This happens because to become good at advising, one must spend a significant amount of time attempting to understand the system. Eventually, a good analyst will understand the problem and approach better than those they advise. This often frustrates the analyst because what is evident from the long study is hard for those paying them to grasp fully. When this happens, one can quickly conclude they could do the job better. After all, they have an edge over the competition. Whether it is wise for the analyst to transform into an entrepreneur, owner, manager, or doer is a personal decision. However, it is wise to consider whether knowing how something works is equivalently valuable in "doing." Do the skills of analysis transcend into the world of day-to-day execution? Yes, but the better question is not about skills but enjoyment and suffering. Does one enjoy managing? If not, is one willing to suffer in the name of the progress one wishes to achieve by entering the world of "doing?" Again, this is a personal decision, but it is too easy to fall into this alluring trap of doing created by knowing. Yet, progress must be made, suffering is evitable, and humans seek meaning. Our ability to think about the future enables us to make sacrifices that take a long time to pay off - one has to choose the progress one is willing to pay for. #### Related Items [[Knowledge]] [[Thinking]] [[Analytics]] [[Progress]] [[Choice]] [[Business]] [[Time]]