Sunday, March 11, 2012
Inertia
While many people believe that inertia, or the inability to act, is the result of laziness or depression, a much more likely explanation is fear. Being afraid of the results of one's actions or simply fearing to take any action can lead to a paralysis that is often mistaken for laziness, procrastination, or simple avoidance. Aunt Josie thinks that the most effective remedy is to get off one's derriere and to take a simple action, any action will do. It need not be earth-shattering or in fact the correct action. Just doing often brings clarity and insight into why one has been afraid to take a step or make a move and will hopefully permit the person to escape this disabling condition and get on with one's life decisions.
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Of course its fear -- inertia often is the twin of perfectionism. If you ask yourself, "Okay, what's the worst that can happen?" And make a little list, then you can go through and say, "Okay, can I live with this? With this? etc." Most of the failures are things one can live with -- in fact, some resulting failures are better than the perfection one seeks. New discoveries, art works, etc. whether one has them in the list or not. If you aren't making mistakes, or discovering new things as you act, you aren't living. Those are my thoughts on inertia.
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