How to handle perfectionism and overanalyzing?

[mpastm]

Leo's content has gotten me very interested in the idea of self-actualization. I know I am capable of success and I know my calling is somewhere. I want to go on this life-long journey more than anything. I'm in the beginning stages where I'm taking better care of myself through meditation, exercise, and positive affirmations.

But I think too much and I'm way too logical and perfectionistic, it is preventing me from trying new things and new skills. I get stuck too easily thinking that any new skill I try is pointless or not worth the effort. I'm anxious at the idea of wasting time with skills that won't help me in the long run, so I stop pursuing certain skills and hobbies that don't pull me in right away. I see the irony in this because all this time spent thinking and not putting more work into something meaningful will guarantee to be wasted time if it goes on for too long.

Are there any steps to take or attitudes to adopt in order to get rid of my analysis paralysis?

 

[Willie]

I get that. I’m a thinker, not a doer. It’s great for journeying inwards and introspecting, but not so much for journeying outward and trying things. Just be you. Don’t force things on yourself. If you want to do something else, do it. If you succeed at it, great! If you fail at it, find the humor in it and laugh it off. It’s your life, and nobody can determine for you how you should live it.