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It's Time to Unload Your Mental Cart

Quit chasing every squirrel that catches your eye

Jill Reid
Jul 8
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How much junk do you have piling up in your mental cart?

If you’re like me, you may be in the habit of collecting things in your brain — letting ideas and thoughts gather and congeal into an unrecognizable mass before exerting the effort to determine what’s worth keeping and what needs to be pitched out the door.

What about all the good stuff buried in the heap?

Unfortunately, the vetting process can be cumbersome and frustrating. And attempting to objectively sort through the stash without hurting your own feelings makes it hard to tell the difference between a jewel and a turd.

Personally, from past experience I’ve learned if I wait too long before revisiting my cart, well, a lot of things can happen — including a build-up of stress and anxiety.

My head is spinning just thinking about it.

I finally decided to come face-to-face with my real issue:

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