I’m a thinker….I don’t make quick decisions. I think this is usually a good thing. Quick decisions lead to poor decisions. I almost never buy anything that someone is trying to sell me. I always analyze each decision weighing the pros and cons.
When I was younger my thinking led me to overthink everything and most importantly I agonized what other people would think of my decisions. I didn’t trust myself and I worried about how I would be perceived. I lacked self-confidence and I was constantly looking for input from others to validate a decision I was about to make and often times I would change my mind based on input from others even if it went against what I was thinking of doing. Sometimes my overthinking led to inactivity….paralysis by over-analysis. Most of all I didn’t want to be different.
Now, I still think about every decision. Sometimes this drives my wife crazy but I don’t worry about how it looks or how it will be perceived. I’ve developed confidence that most decisions I make are what’s best for me….and I’ve realized that most people really don’t care about my decisions and really don’t spend anytime thinking about me and what I’m doing. The amount of time we think people are thinking about us compared to the actual time they are is quite startling. Most people are too busy with their own life as I am with mine.
So make those choices and don’t worry about what others think….you do you and live your best life and so will I.
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Very well said.
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