This has helped me a lot when paralyzed over big life decisions. I canāt know the future, and therefore might make the āwrong choiceā or have unexpected consequences. But if I think about other times Iāve ended up in a bad job / relationship / living situation / whatever, I have always figured it out and gotten through it. So itās rational to believe I will do it again.
Also helpful for decision anxiety: You are making the best decision you can with the information you have right now. You might change your mind with new information, and thatās ok.
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iām applying to jobs and i have constant anxiety over whether or not iām ācapable of doing itā or āmaking the right decisionā
tonight iāve decided there is no way to make a wrong decision because i will be gaining skills regardless!
and if i hate it, i stick it out for a year and then change again!
itās that simple
Feb 21, 2024
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One exercise that i do when im feeling anxious about my life decisions is to imagine myself in the future telling the story about my life now.
see if the story im telling makes sense, not if its a good story or a bad story, but if makes sense.
the catch is that it always does.
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I contemplate these questions often, I feel like one conclusion I have come to is learning to trust myself first. Obviously sometimes that means you could be wrong, but when you listen to yourself - in your heart & in your gut - it has the answers more often than not. Sometimes that takes going through new experiences and learning new things about yourself. Allowing it to look like whatever it needs to look like. Some say utilizing stillness will help, but for others it may be chaos that helps to gather the insight and wisdom you seek.
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