Dear Humans,

I watched G.I. Joe as a kid and the cartoon always ended with a life lesson and the same line, “Now we know. And knowing is half the battle.” And I always wondered what the other half was. Was it just doing? Because when you’re a kid, doing the thing that you know you’re supposed to do seems like way less than half.

But as you grow up you learn how difficult doing actually is–especially a thing you know you’re supposed to do. I should eat right, exercise, use my time wisely, and floss, but when the time comes for doing, knowing doesn’t help me much at all.

We live in a complex world full of complex people. And even if we do get to the point where we agree on what we ought to do, we’re only halfway there. And real living is in the doing.

Sincerely,

Mr. Curt