Action before approval
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I wish to adopt the mantra Action Before Approval
as a mantra for life.
A few words explaining the significance of this phrase are in order.
This (partially-alliterative) mantra was crafted to attack the habit of timidly pre-evaluating
actions by judging whether they are guaranteed to succeed or whether others may approve.
This asserts that the legitimacy of action does not spring from concensus approval,
but rather has its own station just in the fact that we must act in order to engage with reality.
I say all of this as a counter to the habit of overthinking, hesitating, and judging oneself
before anything has even been done.
When this mantra says before,
it shifts the emphasis and temporal focus from planning to acting.
In realms of uncertainty, where failure is precious feedback,
actions need to be evaluated after the fact, rather than before.
To reiterate, saying action specifically before approval means that action must both be
valued above approval and precede approval in time.
Such is the birthright of the will.
Finally, in a social setting, this mantra reminds us that we cannot firmly establish our moves (namely, act confidently) by being emotionally dependent on the validation of others. The idea of radiance is related.
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