Curing Indecision
I, like most everyone, suffer from bouts of indecision. Unlike most everyone, however, I have a long track record of overanalyzing my options to the n-th degree, trying to decide on the absolutely perfect outcome. Not surprisingly, this behavior most often results in paralysis and a refusal to make ANY decisions.
Recently, though, I’ve figured out a good litmus test for whether or not I should do something: if the internal debate is never-ending and getting in the way of me accomplishing other things, I’ve got to pull the trigger and just go for it. If it ends up being a terrible, detrimental idea…it doesn’t matter!
This is a scary—and incredibly exciting—idea for me.
See, you can debate the outcome all you like, especially after the fact, but the truth is until you finally do whatever you’ve been obsessing about, you’re not going to be able to move forward. Even if it’s a bad idea in the end, it’s a good idea to give yourself the peace of mind that closure brings.
(Obviously, there are some exceptions to this rule—felonies come to mind—but my point still stands).
