Thread by @ArmaniTalks

Overthinking happens when you place too much importance on logic & perfection.

That works in school.

That doesn't work in the real world.

You'll keep wondering why time is flying by & you got little to show for it.

Begin & connect the dots after

-Procrastination will never get you started.

-Perfectionism will never get you finished.

Your job is not to get it perfect & make it live.

Your job is to make it live & then perfect

A while ago, I learned one of the best mind hacks is chasing perfection for a certain field.

Chase perfection, you begin to become more mindful of small moves.

And see rapid progres..

'But wait! I thought perfection isn't possible??'

It isn't.

The brain does what the mind tells it to do.

And if the mind doesn't tell the brain what to do... then the brain takes charge.

No bueno.

'Why no bueno?'

Because the brain is sporadic & operates on the past.

If you give the brain all the power, it'll just over think

Our mind has great power.

But only if you direct it.

If you direct it too much towards yourself, then your ego may get the best of you.

That's why people overthink & are afraid of making mistakes

They make it too much about themselves.

And this causes them to over-analyze.

Strive for perfection.

And get nothing done

But within us, there is a divine side.

The spiritual side.

This side gets us out of our ego alone & aims for us to provide value for the world.

The spiritual side is that part of us which wants too keep on growing even when it looks like we have achieved a lot

That why earlier i said chasing perfection in a certain field was a worthwhile goal.

Your divine side is perfect & wanting to be expressed.

And the only way you can get closer to that side is by constantly trying, failing, getting up, learning repeating etc.

The process

The journey for reaching the divine side is a lifelong goal.

It's not something that you are going to reach on Tuesday of a man-made date.

It's an endless path.

Not a mountain top.

'But what's the point of chasing this perfect self when I know it's not possible?'

It's a grand goal that forces you to keep moving.

And eventually this grand goal begins to alter your movements more rapidly vs if you were to set a mediocre goal

Grand goals shatter limiting beliefs.

Your brain cannot distinguish between real & fake.

The imagination seems like real data points to the electronic circuit switching brain

Over thinking = Under doing.

In this lifelong path that you are walking forward on....

You stop when you are not forcing yourself to take action

Being aware of your mannerisms when you are overthinking is KEY to changing.

The problem is some people overthink & think they are actually working!

They mistake consuming for producing

Consuming = Inputting information

Producing = Outputting action

Don't confuse the 2.

When learning a new skill, consuming helps a ton.

You live in the information age, so finding the information won't be hard.

The main goal is to look for patterns.

Repeated concepts = Fundamentals

When you got a hand at the fundamentals, making it a priority to switch to production mode.

Practice the fundamentals.

Example:

-Consuming: you watched videos on how to set up a podcast.

-Production: buy the equipment & record episodes

Some people watch & watch the videos hoping for a special piece of information.

That's when they become unaware of the time that's passing by.

Just begin recording the episodes.

It'll be sloppy, but just keep at it

As you begin production, now the consumption will make MUCH more sense.

You'll notice weak spots in your game.

You'll be much more specified of what matters and what is just noise.

Your spiritual side loves it when you are putting in the effort.

This gets you more involved in the act.

And your unlocked new paradigms vs consuming alone.

Learning = A beutiful blend of connecting your dots & the dots of others.

This is what allows you to put your personality into a skillset.

Allow your God Side, Divine Side, Super Ego to come out in the task.

Turn of the logical chatter.

Practice with MINDFULNESS

-The world doesn't favor those who seek quality before quantity.

-But the world bends for those who put in the quantity (reps) to WILL themselves into quality.

They ain't taking no for an answer

Be the latter

The mistakes that you worry about others judging you for are all an illusion.

They are too worried about their mistakes.

Unless you can fly or hurt their ego directly, you're not consuming their mind

Be a doer & a thinker in a world full of thinkers & criticizers.

Once you master a task, its much easier to master another task.

And another......

The lifelong journey just gets fun from there.

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