Don’t Tell Me / SHOW ME

Paul Marlow
2 min readJan 22, 2020
We See Your Action, And They Speak Louder Than Your Words

“ Actions speak louder than words “

Abraham Lincoln first used this in 1856 ( if my single google search and one entry read were correct ).

No matter if he said it first or Josephine Angles ( made-up person, no need to google that ) used it in 1402. It doesn’t matter.

The only thing that matters is that it is far more valid today than any other time in our lives.

With the advancement of technology and social platforms in 2020, every action you take in a day will most likely somehow be seen by someone in some form.

You post a selfie from your workout.

You share an inspirational blog post on Medium.

You tweet the burger you are going to eat for dinner instead of the quinoa bowl.

You check in to the movie theater on Facebook.

Your following will perceive all of these actions. They will not just see what you post but will analyze that post give a backstory on what you must be doing outside what your posting and store its data away to recall another time.

They are saving it because the next time you say something on your Instagram stories about how you focus on your health and fitness 24/7 and that’s why you should contact them to sign up for your new “Booty Building 20/20 Course.”

They will recall all the content you have shown from the last 12 months.

Every single piece.

Thousands of images, videos and text will fly through their brain in an instant.

And they suddenly stop on one post.

That tweet you shared four months ago.

The one where your eating that burger, adding a smug remark on how you didn’t take the quinoa bowl.

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

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Paul Marlow

A regular guy who overcame anxiety and depression by talking honestly about it on social media. See what Never Alone. Is all about @tallpaulslife