Note 6: Nothing Is Wrong. Too Much Is Open.
People often say they’re confused about what to do next.
Most of the time, that’s not true.
Confusion implies a lack of information. What most people have instead is too much information, too many options, and too many voices in their head competing for attention.
When everything feels possible, nothing feels choosable.
This is especially common for people who are capable, curious, and used to being good at more than one thing. They don’t lack direction. They have surplus direction.
The mistake is trying to solve overload with more thinking.
More lists.
More research.
More advice.
More frameworks.
That doesn’t clarify the decision. It expands it.
At a certain point, the work isn’t about generating better options. It’s about deciding which options no longer get a seat at the table.
That can feel brutal.
Because choosing one direction means letting others go, at least for now. And for many people, that feels like failure, loss, or self-betrayal instead of strategy.
So the mind stalls.
Not because it doesn’t know.
Because it doesn’t want to close doors.
But decisions don’t require certainty. They require commitment to a direction long enough to see what it produces.
If you’ve been telling yourself you’re confused, ask a different question.
Are you actually unsure…or are you just trying to avoid choosing which possibilities don’t move forward with you?
That’s the distinction that changes everything.
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