Do it!

95% of “overthinking” is unprocessed emotion wearing a rational disguise. You don’t need more logic. You need to feel the discomfort you’re avoiding.

an abundance-based approach to discipline means holding yourself to a higher standard because you want to create more beauty in the world… not because you’re afraid of being worthless

Instead of trying to be the best at one thing, try to be "merely" great at two things and then learn to combine them. Not only is this easier, but it will make your skillset more unique, cutting out the competition.

I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

You have to be willing to make things that don’t work. That’s not failure—that’s learning. Each attempt brings you closer to the thing that does work. And when it clicks, when you find that idea that only you could’ve made? That’s the magic.

if feeling helpless (low agency), the best way to begin rebuilding faith in your agency is by focusing on what you have the most control over: your attention and where you direct it to

More than half of the value of writing an essay lies in how it forces you to reorganize and refine your thoughts. The finished essay itself is a bonus.