That Way Madness Lies

I have a problem with replaying previous decisions in my head. It happens less often than it used to, but whenever I do it, it isn’t pointless, that would be bad enough, it’s actively damaging. Whatever you decide in terms of what you could have done you can’t return to the time and change it, so what is the point? Over the years this has been an issue that has caused me to develop paralysis by analysis. It has caused me to second guess good decisions and to go ahead with bad decisions. In reality, all you can do is to make the best of your decision at the time the decision is made. Yes, if it doesn’t work you look at the situation and try to learn lessons, but don’t think, ‘What if?’ because that only makes things worse.

As I look at the present I am happy that this constant merry go round of my brain is starting to reduce. In the future I hope to reduce it to nearly nothing. If I look at a decision I made 40 or 50 years ago I learn absolutely nothing because I was such a different person then. I will try my best to stop doing it entirely and I strongly urge you to follow my lead.