Action, then reflection. Act, then reflect, then revise. Never do the two together. This is one of the key takeaways from Steven Pressfield’s “Do the Work”.
I encounter mental states where it’s easy to fall into analysis paralysis. These
are the times when it’s crucial to fall back into the act then reflect mode.
Over time, I can only hope that the “correct” approach comes to me easier.
The fuck around vs find out curve is a very real thing. No matter what curve
you use, it’s always a monotonically increasing function - the more you want to
find out, the more you need to fuck around.