James LimExecution & Direction Coach for Ambitious Overthinkers

Overthinking introvert - How to get out of your own way!

Name: Overthinking introvert - How to get out of your own way!
Uploaded: 2022-02-03T22:15:28+00:00
Duration: 34 s
Channel: James Lim
Description: James Lim explains how reframing new pursuits as experiments rather than commitments freed him from overthinking paralysis. Treating something as a test…

3 Feb 2022 · 1 min

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James Lim explains how reframing new pursuits as experiments rather than commitments freed him from overthinking paralysis. Treating something as a test to learn about yourself removes the pressure to succeed immediately. Research can't replace actually trying something.

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So I'm an overthinking introvert and someone who struggled to commit to the many ideas floating in my head. But this is one of the most powerful reframes that changed my life and allowed me to get out of my own way. It was when I realized the only way to truly understand if you like something and want to pursue it is to actually try it, letting go of the idea that it must work or you must love it. When I reframed the situation so I was doing it to learn more about it and myself, I was finally able to let go of the outcome. Remember, after a certain point, no amount of research or speculation will take you any closer, because you really can't know how it truly feels to be a part of it. From the outside looking in.