How I went from awkward overthinker to more creative more of the time
I’m in a cafe in Tallinn, Estonia.
I’m in my usual spot as people shove enormous croissants into their mouth holes.
I’m reflecting on how lucky I am to get to write and be a bit goofy for a living.
It hasn’t been without hard work and working on my mindset.
One of the things that continually held me back was overthinking.
The overthinking would lead to this low-level anxiety that stunted me further.
I’d continually grind my cogs as though running on the spot, paralysed by analysis.
I always had good reasons for why I wasn’t suited for this.
I created resistance to writing about certain topics.
I blocked myself from leaning into my projects and hitting ‘publish.’
Overthinking was spoiling my creative work, but it was also wrecking my confidence.
It made me awkward and self-conscious.
I lost out on so many opportunities.
It was when I found Eastern philosophies, Zen, Stoicism, and then ultimately ‘Three Principles’ teachings that I got a hold on my mind.
