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First anxiety is real, you must/can manage it. My trick is externalize and slow down ideas. Instead of immediately pursuing ideas, enter small descriptions of
by jmount 6y ago
First anxiety is real, you must/can manage it.
My trick is externalize and slow down ideas.
Instead of immediately pursuing ideas, enter small descriptions of them in a journal. That tends to cut down on the effort to remember them.
Also set an inverse deadline, that you are not going to start anything before the inverse deadline (and maybe even after).
- mkaic 6y agoI’ve never heard of an inverse deadline, but I find the concept intriguing. Kind of like a controlled, conscious procrastination?
- nsl73 6y agoI use the inverse deadline strategy for large purchases, and it’s been very successful. If I want to buy something over $X I spend N days before the purchase ($3,000 and three months for me). This helps reduce some of the emotional aspects of making large purchases for me.
- scrivna 6y agoI use the inverse deadline trick all the time for purchases. For example I decide I want the new “Apple gadget” that’s $1k+ or some other thing that I probably desire but don’t “need”. Then I tell myself I can buy it if I wait 30 days and A) Still want it. B) Have thought about it multiple times since the initial desire. Most times this stops me from impulse buying things a I don’t need. I prefer to live frugally and with less belongings, so it has worked well for my personality YMMV.
- dennisy 6y agoI really like this idea, do you use anything specific for the ideas journal?