Do It — or Don’t

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Do It — or Don’t

A brilliant man once told me:

“If you act, don’t doubt.
If you doubt, don’t act.”

That line reshaped how I see the word “try.”
It’s not effort — it’s preemptive justification.
Trying is what people say when they already expect to fail safely.

  • I’ll try to close the deal.
  • I’ll try to meet the client.
  • I’ll try to make the call.

What does “try” even mean?
One attempt? Two? Or just the comfort of pretending effort?

If the result truly matters — you don’t try, you do.
If it doesn’t — stop wasting energy pretending you care.

The world has no “try”

Things are either done or not done.
There’s no gray zone in execution.

“I’ll try not to breathe.”
And the moment oxygen runs out — you start breathing again.

Binary thinking

When the outcome becomes non-negotiable,
“try” disappears from your vocabulary.
Only do remains — clean, decisive, absolute.

Don’t try.
Do — or don’t.
Everything else is noise.