1. Is it true?
In this moment, yes it feels like it.

2. Can you absolutely know that it is true?
No.

3. How do you react when you think that thought?
I feel overwhelmed. I got time to do something but I don’t know where to start.

I don’t do anything. I am stuck in paralysis. I see a pile of things. I doubt myself. Am I doing something unimportant? Should I do something else first? I think less of myself. I see myself as someone who doesn’t know what to do, who is not in charge. Yeah, there is a lot of negative self-talk and also pressure. Come on! Just do it! Don’t get distracted! No, that’s unimportant! You just chicken out with the important and tough stuff. …

With the thought: Stress and inaction.

4. Who would you be without the thought?
I would slow down. I would take a deep breath. I would calm down. I would hold the image of where I want to go. And I would ask myself which of all these possible action would support that goal most?

Yeah, there would be a lot more peace. And now I notice, there is also some joy coming up. Yeah, joy about the things there are to do. I remember that I really want to do all the things that are there to do.

Mmh, wonderful.

Turnarounds:
There is not too much to do.
The image of pouring liquid from a large bottle into a smaller one comes to mind. If you do it all at once, the smaller one is "overwhelmed" and not much gets in. But if you hold the larger bottle steady and just let it dribble then most of the liquid gets in. If I do one thing after another, slowly, it’ll all get done (or at least the stuff that needs to go into that smaller bottle).

There is too little to do.
Well, there is nothing to do really when I have the thought. I am paralyzed.

There is just the right amount to do.
Whatever gets done, is what was supposed to get done.
I really got that the other day. There have been so many times in my life that I thought I should have gotten more done etc. and look at me now: I am living this awesome life! I wouldn’t be who I am and right here, right now if I had gotten more done at any of those times. What a realization!