The Practical Application of How Knowledge Leads to Power
The first step on any personal growth journey is the acquisition of knowledge. However, many make the mistake of letting this be the only step. They research, read books, watch videos, listen to podcast and then do it all over again, and again, and again…
Thinking that “knowledge is power” is a mistake. You will be very frustrated if you think reading a book will change your life. Knowledge from a book can lead to a changed life. But if you stop after reading the book thinking that’s all you need to do, the knowledge from that book will only end up being a bunch of recycled thoughts that waste away.
Knowledge only leads to a changed life when you use knowledge to build skills. What’s more, the only way to do that is to use the knowledge you gain to develop methods to practice the skills you need to change your life. This means knowing more than just what to do. You must also know how to start as a beginner and progressively improve to the level of an expert. Then you must do it to see if it actually works.
If you aren’t gaining this type of specific knowledge and doing something with it, the knowledge you are gaining is not power it’s just information.