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1/ Random hot take: There really is a such thing as reading too much. I know I'm not alone in this: Some of us love to dig into reading about all the little corners of the world around us, in particular having a strong preference for non-fiction. It's all so fascinating!
2/ Problem is, that can easily become a way to essentially procrastinate and not actually do anything that you sincerely want to do. I did that during all my twenties and well in to my thirties before I finally snapped out of it and realized- "shit, I'm actually getting old."
3/ So I finally set aside my books and started actually doing things. That's how DeOldify came about, from this broader perspective- I put all (ok, some) of those books to good use, finally! The funny thing too is that I've adopted a very experimentally driven approach which
4/ has served me quite well. But that basically means a lot of the answers simply aren't in the books/papers. And in fact, those sources can be just plain wrong. Which brings me to a larger point: If your knowledge and wisdom exists only in your head, untested by the real
5/ world, it's very likely it's just not actually an accurate mental model. Grounding your mental model to constant reality checks is crucial, because reality is messy and hugely complex, and all our brains want to do is simplify and ignore key details.
6/ But aside from that, it's just more fulfilling to actually make something out of what's been in your head for years. I just wish I figured that out way sooner!
Well said sir 
Problem is when your library holds all show up at the same time...
Some people like to live in their own brain simulation instead of trying to beat the real world. In some exceptionally rare cases, this gives rise to revolutionary ideas. In most cases, it doesn't.
Hmm. Do you think your reading helped prepare you for what you’re currently doing? Even partially?
Definitely. It’s just you have to strike a balance and realize that it’s all for nothing if you don’t do something with it.
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