Originally Posted by
Jason Donaldson
Thought, talked, written, taught, modelled,...
To the OP, I'll suggest this: Critical thought is good, and analysis is useful. However, particularly for pursuits in the physical world, cogitation should complement experience, not replace it.
I personally screwed around over a long period of my life with exercise and training, and ultimately lost a lot of time, health, and opportunity. Later on, when I submitted to the program and ran it through, the efficacy became apparent. Do it for real, try it for a solid, genuine six or nine months, then see how it makes sense. Six months is a drop in the bucket, so the risk is low. Don't mess with it.
The experiential and the theoretical, properly integrated, are mutually supportive. Don't try to figure it out conceptually prior to the work - that's how the ancient Greeks "figured out" that rocks fall and flames rise because of the mutual attraction of their constituent elements. Made sense, seemed to work...but it was wrong.