Benjamin Franklin: Well done is better than well said.

Well done is better than well said.

— Benjamin Franklin

The world rewards what you finish, not what you announce. Talking about what you're going to do is easy.

And it gives you a hit of satisfaction that can actually reduce your motivation to follow through. The better strategy: do the work first, talk about it after.

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