Paralysis of choice

**Posts:** 2008 · by **WonderGurl** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 8:52 pm

I am facing something I am unfamiliar with and I'd like some advice.

I am endeavouring a certain creative project where I need to build up a portfolio. My problem is that I have such overwhelming number of choices that every time I think about what type of piece I should work on next, I find myself a sort of overwhelming paralysis. The possibilities are literally limitless! What's the best way of narrowing them down?

**Posts:** 612 · by **All in the mind** » Thu Apr 14, 2016 1:06 pm

Give them a priority rating according to defined "importance" criteria.

Your first goal is to create page 1. Give it a time reference for completion.

**Posts:** 2008 · by **WonderGurl** » Thu Apr 14, 2016 4:17 pm

Hi, All in the mind, it's not that. If I had my choices narrowed down, it's easy to prioritise and set deadlines. It's the limitless choice of combinations of techniques that are overwhelming me when I do try to narrow them down. They all seem equally "important". Never mind, I'll just try focusing on one piece at a time, and hopefully the rest will settle and I'll be able to make up my mind better.

**Posts:** 612 · by **All in the mind** » Thu Apr 14, 2016 5:51 pm

And just going with the moment can be the release of the paralysis (performance anxiety?). Having made a start you can then evaluate your approach.

**Posts:** 2008 · by **WonderGurl** » Thu Apr 14, 2016 6:46 pm

No, it's not performance anxiety either, I have no fear of performance, I enjoy it quite a bit in fact. It's... being faced with innumerable amount of options I am unable to choose one, they all seem so good! For now, instead of trying to choose one of many, I decided to just do the first thing that comes into my head, and ignore the rest until that one project is completed. When that's done, as you say, I will reevaluate my approach.

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