A coach shows how to stop overthinking when you have limited time and multiple tasks. Instead of spiraling about the right approach, he schedules the three tasks on his calendar for a 20-minute window. Naming the pattern breaks the mental loop.
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We worry about the outcome. We worry about what it's going to take to get it right. We worry about whether doing it is going to be effective or efficient. I personally started laughing at myself for the ridiculousness of I only have 20 minutes and I have these three items to do. So, you know, what should I do? I should. And this is all in my head. Yes, even as a high performer and a coach for high performers, that kind of stuff still swirls in my head. Now the difference is I know it and I'm able to shut it down. I only have 20 minutes, and I have these three important items to do. Maybe I should just, like, use the 20 minutes to find time to do these three things on my calendar.