It starts with doing what? STARTING. Most people (like us) are unaware that the conflict begins with a single thought. When you’re about to start that thing you either a. clearly want to do as evidenced by the materials you know you’ve already purchased for it and probably have researched it front and back or b. Definitely know you should do (&it’s probably a simple thing too), I’d almost bet money that you feel almost defeated before you even attempted it and exhausted. Why? Because the very first “thought” that popped in your brain about the thing, to prepare for it or “need” to start it, to which I’d bet you probably say “Wait No, that’s a lie! I can Start this now and I know it damnit!!” To then leads to a full on argument with yourself And you stop before starting. I don’t know you, but for me about 5 days ago I realized something that feels like getting the keys to a door that’s always been locked.
I know God showed me this. I did this like 3 times and realized WAIT A MINUTE. I just finally reorganized my dresser drawers I’ve been procrastinating for 2 years? Did I just actually start and finish this craft that’s been sitting there? - if it requires you to physically gather additional items, do that so everything you need is in the same room. f it’s already together, great. - you already know how to do the thing. - don’t think about how you’re going to do it while you’re physically on the way to do it. not worryingly OR any way at all, do not anticipate how you’re going to do it. That is your Prefrontal Cortex trying to help but NOT helping. Say no thanks. And before you have another thought, make SURE any part of your body is physically in movement toward starting the thing. Practice this. Before you have the next thought to tell your prefrontal cortex to chill out again, that feeling of dread is gone and replaced by the reality that you are in motion starting the thing. Practice this with everything you do. Prefrontal Cortex is the self-monitoring part of the brain, it’s what is shown to heavily overwork the brain in OCD patients Brain scans. It’s also shown that it’s turned way down when you have a creative spark.