We want to do things right.
Making mistakes doesn’t feel good and in some cases it can even damage our reputation so we tend to second-guess ourselves.
The initial inspiration and confidence that motivated us to take a risk gets overshadowed by doubt and fear.
Our thoughts start spinning, self-doubt grows, inspiration gets destroyed and action is paralyzed. I've been here too.
Overthinking doesn't just happen when writing music - it can happen all over the place in life.
It’s tempting not to take risks. Risks are scary. People might laugh at us or we might fail at what we were trying to achieve. We might have done all this work “for nothing”.
The fear of risk is relative. One man might see skydiving as taking a big risk whereas another might see riding his bike to the local supermarket as taking a big risk. Everyone has a different threshold based on their own experience.
4 Tips To Chip Away At Inaction
If you want to start acting and stop overthinking, consider these tips:
1. Embrace the emotional expression you are after in a song - it's easy to get caught up in technical details and lose the essence of the song.
2. Realize that people care a lot less about you than you'd like to think meaning they're nowhere near as critical on you as you are.
3. Workout more to manage stress that builds up from taking risks or thinking about taking risks.
4. Set clear goals, reflect and analyze what you do and adapt your strategy whenever necessary to keep on track as best possible. The ability to be flexible is non-negotiable when dealing with risk.
Fear of taking risk lies at the root of a lot of overthinking. Setting time limits in your decision-making can help. You could set a timer for ten minutes to make a minor decision, for example. Bigger decisions will require more time, but having a deadline can discourage overthinking.
Taking Risks Is More Rewarding Than It Is Scary
When you do rather than think about doing you gain experience and develop skills. You will be able to seize more opportunities because most opportunities don’t hang around waiting for you to make up your mind. Your confidence will increase. You’ll be pressured to creatively solve problems under time pressure.
Ultimately you will develop a more empowered and innovative approach to life.Thinking about things too much puts you in a state of paralysis and by breaking down how to manage taking on risks, you can minimize inaction and maximize action, which will without question spur constructive self-development.
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