1542: Two questions for when you’re overcomplicating things
If you're also a queen of overcomplicating and over thinkings things, then today I have two questions for you.
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Wednesday to you. It is hump day, and if you have been overcomplicating things, then today's pep talk is for you. Before we properly dive in though, I want to give you a quick heads up and a friendly reminder that my free co-working taster session is happening this Friday. It's at 10 AM UK time. You're going to be in fabulous company, and we're going to get some shit done together and knock out some of the tasks either we've been really wanting to get around to or we've been plain old hiding from. If you would love to join us, whether you are familiar with the magic of coworking or you're intrigued and want to try it on, head over to therebelrousers.com/springdailypep. It is completely free, it's going to be fun, and I would love to see you there. So back to today's episode.
So I can be queen of complicating things, I can also be the queen of overthinking things, and I completely forget that Occam's razor exists, which is that idea that the simplest explanation is usually the best option, and then I completely beat myself up and I repeat the cycle. And I think we can all get caught up in this, and it is so easy because we are so close to our own lives. We know all the intricacies, we know all the nuances. Chances are we've looked at something from every angle because we are pretty conscientious around here. And then when we overcomplicate things, we then use that as a stick to beat ourselves with. So I have two questions for you today. Number one, are you overcomplicating it? And number two, is there a solution right under your nose that you haven't seen because you are too close to it? There are of course times where it just really is bloody complicated and there is no easy answer,, but there are many, many other times where we might benefit from stripping the question back to its core by taking out some elements that we might have added along the way and by intentionally breaking it down into its smallest part and starting with the first one instead. We tend to give ourselves such a hard time for overcomplicating things and overthinking things, but I think we forget that it can be the double-edged sword of having a really creative brain of having great analytical and critical thinking skills, which are much, much needed in the world at this time.
And we're compassionate, and we're empaths, and we see things from other people's perspectives, and we try to put ourselves in their shoes. So here's to remembering they are really, really good things to have. Not everybody has them. And here's to making things a bit simpler and a bit easier for ourselves. Treat yourself with more kindness than you think you could ever possibly deserve, and I'll see you tomorrow.
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