#55: Inertia and your overthinking dick brain
The Academic Imperfectionist
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The Imperfectionist's Tips for Getting Things Done
So-called higher thought is, by and large, highly overrated. Stephen King expresses this intellect as a dick thought in his novel Bhagath Bones. When trouble comes and steps have to be taken, I find it's generally better to just stand aside and let the boys in the basement do their work. Maybe you can invite one of your boys, or girls, up from the basement to sit on the bench that's usually occupied only by your inner critic. And when you find yourself struggling to make a start because you're in the grip of perfectionist anxiety about doing it wrong, imagine them rolling their eyes and telling you to just get on with it. It won't hurt,
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