Neither as Smart or as Stupid as You Think

18Jun/10Off

Neither as Smart or as Stupid as You Think

I pounded my head against the wall enough for the week and so I am taking a step back. I can never reconcile how easy it is to cross the line from thinking to over-thinking. It always manages to slip in as quickly and quietly as that transition you take when you jump into the pool - one second you're dry and the next second you're soaking wet.

The more you put yourself out there, the more you are subject to how others perceive you. It isn't necessarily a bad thing, I'm just saying that their opinion is subjective and if you don't want to deal with chopping away at someone else's opinion, you need to pull it back and stop broadcasting all of this ... what do I want to call it ... 'self.'
I guess the key to figuring out that you're pushing too hard is to gauge how much people are pushing back. Even if you don't realize it, people will quietly start hinting when you need to back off - I need to start hearing that better.