When I am processing email and going through my RSS feed I’ll often have a TV show or movie running to provide background noise. Today I had the West Wing episode called “Mandatory Minimums” playing.
The episode begins with a speech by the President that quotes the Irish writer Frank O’Connor who comes upon two boys by the wall of an apple orchard that seemed too high for them to climb. One boy proceeded to toss his cap over the wall. He then asked the boy why he would do that. To which the boy said, “Now we have to climb it”.
I’ve always liked this analogy as sometimes you just have to stop thinking about things and pick a direction to go. Over analyzing things can be paralyzing.