Tag: hesitation

Stuck in our own heads

Posted on by philipdodson

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Often in life without realising it we get stuck inside our own heads.

We get caught in a web of over-thinking.

We analyse everything and we allow our ‘chimp’ limbic brain to run riot and build a wall of excuses to hide behind.

We spend more energy on convincing ourselves not to do something than doing anything, it then becomes a habit.

Step away from it all, stop thinking, stop trying to make big decisions. Life is a series of regular small steps done as best we can.

Relax and let our life out of our heads into the world and see where it takes us.

Thinking is useful, over-thinking isn’t and letting life be is often the answer to getting unstuck.

Flip a coin

Posted on by philipdodson

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Often in life, we are in a situation where we just can’t make a decision. We um and ah and spin all the outcomes around in our head.

It is likely to be a big decision, however, once this form of mental paralysis takes over, it tends to creep into all decision making without us even realising.

We over think, we fear the worst outcomes, we play out the scenarios again and again. We sometimes put off making this ‘big’ decision for months or sometimes we never pluck up the courage to make it.

Sometimes the best thing to do is to say ‘fuck it’ and flip a coin to decide.

Whatever option we choose in life, it is so rarely fatal that it is not worth all the angst. We’ll recover from anything, we are all 1,000 times more resilient and adaptable than our inner voice will allow us to believe.

So grab a coin, stop the misery and don’t hesitate any longer.