03/06/2026
💡 WEALTH & WELLNESS WEDNESDAY
I listened to a podcast recently (yes, I appreciate the irony 😂) that really resonated with me.
The guest suggested that books, podcasts and courses can sometimes become:
👉 "high-quality procrastination".
Not because they're bad.
But because we can mistake learning for progress.
In 1597, Sir Francis Bacon famously wrote:
📖 "Knowledge is Power."
At the time, that was absolutely true.
Knowledge was scarce. Books were rare. Information travelled slowly. If you had access to knowledge, you had a genuine advantage.
Fast forward more than 400 years.
Today, most of us carry more information in our pockets than entire countries possessed in Bacon's lifetime. 📱
But how often do we consume information without actually applying it?
📚 We read another book.
🎧 We listen to another podcast.
📱 We watch another video.
🤖 We ask another AI question...when what we really need to do is take the first step.
Sometimes we mistake consuming information for moving forward.
Retirement planning is a great example.
Many people read articles about superannuation, listen to finance podcasts, watch investing videos and learn about retirement strategies.
Yet never actually put a plan in place.
The difficult part often isn’t knowing what to do.
It's taking the first step.
Because action can feel uncomfortable.
But good decisions compound over time.
📈 And so do delayed decisions.
Perhaps in 2026, a more accurate saying would be:
💡 Knowledge is everywhere. Action is rare.
What's one thing you've been meaning to do for a long time, but haven't started yet?
