Option paralysis.
Decision paralysis.
Stuck.
One has the option and liberty to do any number of things that it leads to not being able to do anything.
Needless to say, sometimes having your back against the wall or having your hand forced serves your best interests.
With those depressing lines behind us, let’s turn our focus on how to approach this type of problem as I’m sure countless people must face some form of it over the course of their lives. To circumvent this painful fate, one must do everything her power to guard against it. It is seriously like some sort of mental plague that will weigh you down for weeks, months, if not years. The way to guard against such a period of career lull is to make your transitions as seamless as possible.
Obviously this is easier said than done. Is it even possible to make a transition seamless when you remain utterly clueless as the direction you want to pivot? Sounds like an evil catch 22, but I feel like focusing on the transition itself is a Himalayan-sized focusing illusion. The second you give it more weight than it deserves, you are officially in the express lane to all the various forms of paralysis that were mentioned above. To dodge this time-sucking path riddled with thorny misjudgements, you must just dive into something that is of remote interest while you work things through mentally—ideally an area where you will be mixing with somewhat intelligent and driven people who can help silently guide decision making or network building.
It’s not where you hop to from your present situation—what matters most is that you actually hop in the first place. To continue the hop analogy a hop (sorry) further, as long as the hop isn’t off some really high bridge or building, don’t focus on the hop itself because not hopping means you will most surely sink into mental and emotional quicksand.
With that said, let’s get hopping!
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