Say yes to something you would normally overthink

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Say yes to something you would normally overthink

The invitation you would usually answer with 'let me check and get back to you'.

Overthinking is mostly a delay tactic dressed up as diligence. By the time you have weighed it properly, the thing has passed and the decision made itself.

The next time something small and slightly inconvenient is offered, answer inside sixty seconds. Yes. Then work out the logistics like an adult.

You are not committing to a personality change. You are running one experiment where the answer arrives before the objections do.

Say yes to something you would normally overthink, 1
Date it.
Say yes to something you would normally overthink, 2
Do it.
Say yes to something you would normally overthink, 3
Done it.

How to actually do it

  1. 01Decide in advance that the next invitation gets a yes.
  2. 02Answer within a minute of reading it.
  3. 03Sort the logistics after the yes, not before.

You already know if this is the one. Go put a date on it.

Date it in the app

Send it to whoever came to mind.

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