We are overthinkers. We are planners. We anticipate problems and solve them before they happen. But there’s a limit.

My dad likes to reference “the paralysis of analysis”. We overthink and plan and anticipate problems so much that we talk ourselves out of every move.

At some point, we just have to risk it. We do our best to anticipate what issues may come up and we think before we act, but at the end of the day we just have to act.

Overthinking is the biggest waste of energy. Trust yourself. Make a decision. Gain the experience. There is no such thing as perfect. Just take action. Any action that makes sense to you. You don’t get to go back and pick the alternate path and compare which one was the better outcome. Whichever one you pick is the right answer because it is THE answer. There’s no other option once you’ve made the decision it’s over and done. Just make a decision.

We wring our hands and agonize over which is the right option in various circumstances. Do your best to make an educated decision, but in most situations there just isn’t a right answer. There are pros and cons to most decisions. Only you can know what is the right balance for you. Others might decide differently because they weigh the pros and cons differently.

No one else is walking your walk. No one else has the priorities you do and the experience you do. So no one else can understand the decision-making process you go through.

You can learn and research and understand and then you have to make the decision. Overthinking it and procrastinating your decision-making makes it worse, not better.

Take the time. Understand the issues. Decide. Deal with whatever fallout there may be.