James LimExecution & Direction Coach for Ambitious Overthinkers

5 ways to beat shiny object syndrome

Name: 5 ways to beat shiny object syndrome
Uploaded: 2020-12-16T00:00:02+00:00
Duration: 35 s
Channel: James Lim
Description: A short (single-speaker) personal-development piece listing five practical strategies to resist distraction and 'shiny object syndrome.' The speaker…

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A short (single-speaker) personal-development piece listing five practical strategies to resist distraction and 'shiny object syndrome.' The speaker advises distancing from hype, evaluating long-term commitment, pausing before acting, prioritizing exposure/process and tiny steps over immediate success, and recognizing that switching to a new shiny object won't resolve underlying feelings like boredom or frustration.

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Five Ways to Beat Shiny Object Syndrome 1. Distance yourself from the hype. Stop watching those channels that keep offering you shiny new objects and new tools to use. 2. Ask yourself, do you really want it? Can you really see yourself doing this over the next few years and sacrificing fun things for it? 3. Practice pausing before pulling the trigger on a new shiny object. 4. Focus on exposure over success. Concentrate on doing tiny steps. Make the process your goal. It will help alleviate the internal pressure you put on yourself to achieve and succeed and the big one. 5. Remind yourself the feelings you have now, the boredom, the frustration, the lack of results will be exactly the same with the next shiny new object.