indecisiveness becoming inaction

the most indecisive person has the ability to move anywhere... it's not pretty

I’m fortunate enough to work for a company that allows us to work remotely. This means I technically can move anywhere I want. As they say, the world is my oyster.

Unfortunately, I happen to be the most indecisive person. For me, more options mean less clarity. And that is what’s happening with this situation.

Every day a new city feels like a good option for my next move. Then the day after, it sounds horrible. Some days a city full of energy, things to do, and interesting people feel like what I need. On other days, moving to the middle of nowhere or living in the quiet suburbs feels more my pace. As you can see my mind moves a million miles a minute. I think I’ve debated moving to every major city in the US. I even debated moving to Montana at one point. A ranch in the middle of nature just sounded peaceful that day.

I realized that my indecisiveness tends to turn into inaction. And it was happening again. I’m not making any moves because I can’t decide on which one to make. That gets us nowhere.

Recently I decided there needs to be some movement when it comes to making those decisions. I don’t need to pick up and move right away, but it’s time to go explore places. See for myself what I like and what I don’t like.

On a random Wednesday night, I decided to book a flight to Austin, Texas. The plan is to work remotely and visit a friend in Austin for a week to see if I like it there. A lot of my fun adventures stem from spur-of-the-moment decisions. For someone who is so indecisive, a lot of my plans actually come from a lack of thinking. There’s no opportunity to debate and second guess, you just book the damn flight and now you have no other choice than to go. I don’t know if that’s the best route for others to take, but it works best for me.

I have no idea if I’ll like it, I’ve never been to Austin before, but that’s the whole point. For me, I need to get up and see things for myself in order to confidently narrow down my options and make big decisions.

So if you’re like me and often let your indecisiveness turn into inaction, this is your sign to take even the smallest of steps in the direction you want to go. It doesn’t need to be a huge leap with definitive consequences, but take some time to explore your options versus incessantly overthinking about them. In a way, it feels like you’re taking some of your power back, you start to feel a little more in control of a situation that felt so uncontrollable before.