Awareness and then what
Stuckness occurs when decisions aren't made. Specifically, it's when the intellectual mind takes over and recursively analyzes all possible scenarios, looking for a perfect next step. No such thing exists. That's the first step in getting unstuck—letting go of the mind's endless attempt at finding an ideal, risk-free next step.
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Feeling "stuck" during the process of transformation
The most common disguises of procrastination Learning, researching, organizing, and building systems are the most tempting forms of procrastination. You can tell yourself that you're "making progress" only to avoid the point where you need to make a decision on what to do next. Even having to get feedback on every action you take is ultimately a
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The limitations we’re trying to avoid when we engage in this self-defeating sort of procrastination frequently don’t have anything to do with how much we’ll be able to get done in the time available; usually, it’s a matter of worrying that we won’t have the talent to produce work of sufficient quality, or that others won’t respond to it as we’d
... See moreOliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks
The most common mental health symptom I see in my patients is behavioral frozenness. You want to do something that you clearly have the capacity to do, and instead you stare at pointless screen content you're incapable of shutting off, or otherwise waste time, indefinitely.
Dr. Tucker Peckx.comOne strategy is to avoid what you need to do and then spend lots of energy trying to find out why you are avoiding it. This is a great way to continue to avoid taking action. Another strategy is to assume you need to feel like doing something before you do it.