💡 CheatCode #23: Break the Input Loop

Stop consuming. Start executing.

“Data is the tide. Discipline is the boat. Action is the oar. Without all three, you're going nowhere you haven't already been.” — 1% CheatCode

Photo by Clark Tibbs on Unsplash

Context: A Personal Story 📖

In 2008, I was buried.

I was in grad school.
Working full-time as a police officer.
Recently engaged.
Trying to become a better man, a better leader.

No kids yet — but I was already carrying the weight of a future I hadn't even built. Every spare moment I had, albeit little — I filled with content.

Tony Robbins.
Grant Cardone.
Simon Sinek.
Podcasts, books, seminars, webinars…

I was chasing greatness — but drowning in advice.
I felt paralyzed, overstimulated, unsure of which direction to go. My ADHD brain couldn’t process or prioritize anything. It just kept looping.

That’s when I learned:
Information without application is distraction.

At some point, you have to take action.

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Related Study:

🧠 A University of Texas study found that information overload significantly impairs decision-making, with performance dropping by as much as 50% when exposed to excessive input.

(Eppler & Mengis, “The Concept of Information Overload,” Information Society Journal, 2004)

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Why it works:

✅ Cuts through overwhelm
✅ Forces action instead of delay
✅ Builds real confidence through execution

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Today's Challenge:

Mute the gurus.
Close the tabs.
Pick one thing — and take real action on it today. No more research. Just do.

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Final Thought:

I didn’t start winning because I learned more.
I started winning when I stopped the input loop.
You probably already know what to do. Now, go do it.

– 1% CheatCode