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Alex Gleason (alex@gleasonator.com)'s status on Friday, 28-Apr-2023 23:56:54 JST Alex Gleason

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analysis_paralysis
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  Analysis paralysis
  
  Analysis paralysis (or paralysis by analysis) describes an individual or group process where overanalyzing or overthinking a situation can cause forward motion or decision-making to become "paralyzed", meaning that no solution or course of action is decided upon within a natural time frame. A situation may be deemed too complicated and a decision is never made, or made much too late, due to anxiety that a potentially larger problem may arise. A person may desire a perfect solution, but may fear making a decision that could result in error, while on the way to a better solution. Equally, a person may hold that a superior solution is a short step away, and stall in its endless pursuit, with no concept of diminishing returns. On the opposite end of the time spectrum is the phrase extinct by instinct, which is making a fatal decision based on hasty judgment or a gut reaction. Analysis paralysis is when the fear of either making an error or forgoing a superior solution outweighs the realistic expectation or potential value of success in a decision made in a timely manner. This imbalance results in suppressed decision-making in an unconscious effort to...
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  Alex Gleason (alex@gleasonator.com)'s status on Friday, 28-Apr-2023 23:58:17 JST Alex Gleason
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  @splitshockvirus Hopefully this will inspire you to get going.
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjokosjYs_0
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  :apa: スプリットショックウイルス † (splitshockvirus@mstdn.starnix.network)'s status on Friday, 28-Apr-2023 23:58:18 JST :apa: スプリットショックウイルス †
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  ?Ｅｌｉ? (zoomgoboom@detroitriotcity.com)'s status on Friday, 28-Apr-2023 23:59:09 JST ?Ｅｌｉ?
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  @alex when you stuck in a loop of thinking about thinking
  
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  🌲-alist (threalist@social.fbxl.net)'s status on Saturday, 29-Apr-2023 00:06:42 JST 🌲-alist
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  The incongruous scream at the end really puts a bow on the sentiment.
  
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  Curtis Rock, SkD (curtis@social.teci.world)'s status on Saturday, 29-Apr-2023 00:11:52 JST Curtis Rock, SkD
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  @alex I don’t suffer much from this condition, although I do analyze very fine details before beginning many projects. More of my projects have succeeded than failed.
  I would suggest there is a sweet spot on how much analysis one should do before launching a project, to maximize your success percentage. A big part of identifying that sweet spot is applying calculated risk in everything you do.
  
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