Selina Hakansson: After a few weeks with a lot of work I now have a week free. Even though I really looked forward to some time off work I find myself overwhelmed with anxiety as I now have my own life to deal with instead of being busy helping others at work. I like to discuss a way forward.

• Get clear about who you are in life mode by naming the specific things you want to work toward so your free time stops feeling empty and starts feeling purposeful.
• Ask what your challenge actually represents and why the reaction feels so intense so you can work with the emotional meaning instead of only the logical part.
• Recognize when everything leads back to analysis paralysis and use that awareness as your cue to shrink the problem into something your brain can actually choose.
• Break everything into pieces so you are not dealing with the whole problem at once but only the next tiny task that moves you forward.
• Work with someone who can help you break things down into fundamentals so you learn the basic building blocks before trying to handle the entire structure.
• Clarify your goals so the focus question becomes easier to answer and you know exactly where your attention belongs.
• Take off the overthinking cap by reviewing your calendar and deciding where to create space and time to be around the kinds of people who support the life you want.

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