RULE TO BREAK
“Narrow down your options”
OK, I know I just said that it can help to stop worrying over a problem and just zen it. And I stand by that. However, that’s not the only way to deal with every tricky problem. Sometimes you need to try something else before you get to that point, or after you’ve passed it.
One of my sons is coming up to choosing a university course. Or he might go straight to art school. There are a lot of options – and if he does choose university, he isn’t sure which subject he’ll study. There’s an instinct in this situation to make a basic decision, such as art school versus uni, in order to contain the question and make it seem easier to cope with.
However, this is just the point at which you need to do the opposite. ...
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