Gem from around the (PM) world - Vol 55
Are you an over thinker ?
Hi
Happy Friday
This is for everyone who is an over thinker.
I know I am one.
Overanalyzing, overthinking, are something that I am guilty of even now.
Want to design that feature specifications? I will think of that in my head a 100 times before sharing.
Want to have a conversation with someone? I will play the convo in my head a 100 times.
And I don’t think it’s about perfection. It’s about protecting my ass.
What if I made a mistake?
What if I said something bad?
How will I react if I am told something negative?
It’s the lack of situational fluency that leads us down the path of overthinking and be prepared.
So if you are connected with me on this so far, then I found this post on X extremely helpful.
This is written by Lorwen Nagle and talk about how to reduce overthinking and live in the present.
We don’t remember that beautiful sunset from last week.
But that hurtful comment from someone months ago still haunts us.
Why is that?
Read on. Here is the article.
I share B2B PM articles every Tuesday and a GEM like this every Friday.
Here are the past Gems.
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