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bluidkiti · 08-28-2024, 06:44 AM

August 28

Stop short of overthinking

Think about the questions and dilemmas that confront you, but be careful not to overthink. If you think too much you might think yourself right on past the best answers.

There’s value in thoughts that come quickly to mind. For those fresh thoughts are prompted by the reality that’s at hand.

Certainly you can uncover even more value by diving deeply into your initial thoughts. Yet you can also become endlessly lost in those thoughts and led astray by them.

Thinking is a powerful activity. And as such, it requires your vigilance and control, and that means knowing when to stop.

Remind yourself to think before you act. Just as importantly, remind yourself that at some point it’s time to proceed from those thoughts into committed action.

Give your thoughts the time and space to have their say. Then step back into the situation, make a good decision based on those thoughts, and act on it.

— Ralph Marston

08-28-2024, 06:44 AM	#30
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,675	August 28 Stop short of overthinking Think about the questions and dilemmas that confront you, but be careful not to overthink. If you think too much you might think yourself right on past the best answers. There’s value in thoughts that come quickly to mind. For those fresh thoughts are prompted by the reality that’s at hand. Certainly you can uncover even more value by diving deeply into your initial thoughts. Yet you can also become endlessly lost in those thoughts and led astray by them. Thinking is a powerful activity. And as such, it requires your vigilance and control, and that means knowing when to stop. Remind yourself to think before you act. Just as importantly, remind yourself that at some point it’s time to proceed from those thoughts into committed action. Give your thoughts the time and space to have their say. Then step back into the situation, make a good decision based on those thoughts, and act on it. — Ralph Marston __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.