A clarification of my last post, prompted by the comments:<\/p>\n
Andrew mentioned that well-known problem, “paralysis by analysis”. (Btw, if I’ve ever had kindred spirits when it comes to thinking, one of them is Andrew. There are a few others I’ve discovered since…) The champion of P by A has got to be the protagonist of Dostoyevsky’s Notes from Underground<\/u>: a man rendered immobile by his thoughts. <\/p>\n
The good thing is that I’m aware of the phenomenon and try to stay away from it :). For the most part, I try to be conscious of all the stupid things my brain does when I make decisions.<\/p>\n
So the doubts tend to be more annoyances than hindrances, like little flies buzzing in front of my face when I’m trying to think.
\nmy brain: bzz bzzzzzz you suck bzzzz bzzzz
\nme: argh, shut the hell up! <\/p>\n
Hehe. I gotta love myself sometimes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A clarification of my last post, prompted by the comments: Andrew mentioned that well-known problem, “paralysis by analysis”. (Btw, if I’ve ever had kindred spirits when it comes to thinking, one of them is Andrew. There are a few others … Continue reading