I spend a fuck ton of time contemplating

[felixk_priv]

The structure of my life is , always asking the same question about a million times per day . What is the best possible action ? I come up with what it is , and do it , if I don't know what it is , I contemplate it . Often at the moment I don't have a big project so what I end up doing is just contemplating questions relevant to what the best possible actions are in my life . I do that a lot . I have been for months . 

 

Any thoughts on this , ironically haha I haven't contemplated this subject at all . 

 

What are people thoughts and experiences spending so much time contemplating so much in their life for a period , and the reflection from having taken time away from that . 

Any insights of perspectives on the subject ?

 

It feels good to finally make a post after having not really been involved and properly but just reading like a little perv for the last I don't know how many months loll

It might be actually fun to join in ! 

[TruthFreedom]

I think you are maybe leaning into perfectionism here.

There is no right or wrong way to go about things.

Best advice anyone gave me was "do what you want"

[ZeldaStar]

Same problem here. 

It's a bit weird, because on the one hand, contemplating helps me figure out what you want. 

On the other hand, so much time is spent there it feels like.. I'd be way more successful just taking more action. Why can't the mind just shut up and work? 😆

Most of the ideas are great in theory, but making them a reality is challenging and takes a lot of action. 

Best I've found is contemplating contemplating, and limiting the time I spend. Also, getting into external pressure or getting other people to hold me accountable on things I want to do helps. 

At some point, gotta treat contemplation like you treat procrastination lol 

 

[Elliott]

I've found it to be from an underlying subconscious 'disturbance'. Something wrong, like cognitive dissonance, living the wrong way, operating off detrimental indoctrination. It's often not even related to what I ruminate on. It seems to be a subconscious alarm for something being wrong with the way I'm thinking or living. Anxiety.

Edited 18 hours ago by Elliott