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by atomicnature 1001 days ago
System building is a form of procrastination.

The solution is: Timebox every decision.

Tell yourself: "I'll give myself 15 minutes to make a decision in this area, and no more. Whatever the consequences of the decision be, I'll bear with it"

Also at a philosophical level, remember that immersion in the activity of choice is usually time well spent. One rarely regrets time spent with 100% involvement in anything. Optimise to get into flow, rather than optimising for mere information accumulation.