It seems so hard

Why is my vision so hard when I contemplate it in advance, and so easy when I do it?

When I think too hard my imagination loads the process with every possible complication and decision point; every way things could go wrong.  I start to intellectualize the vision rather than just start the work.

I must remind myself daily that the issues I’m pre-solving in my head don’t yet exist.   More importantly, my mind doesn’t have room for twenty contingencies; just room for the next step I need to take. 

Today, the better thought is to just start. 


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  1. Geoffrey Hale Avatar

    Yes! Love this post. I’ve spent most of my life considering the options. And that time not ideally distributed. It’s avoided some issues and led to many high leverage choices and successes. But I’ve found far more joy being in the moment. My newer philosophy is not Think Now Do Later, it’s Act Here Now. I don’t think the right choice takes more than a moment and a few brain cells or a check-in with the heart/gut/holy-spirit. I think life can be best lived just doing the right thing, not over-thinking.

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