Get Out of Your Head???
I’ve heard different people use the phrase “Get out of your head”, from personal trainers to drama coaches to fellow musicians to college friends who would rather see you dominate on the beer pong team than pass your biochemistry finals. Usually this irritating cliche evokes fleeting thoughts which are not consistent with Gandhian non-violence or my wellness coaching reputation.
In any case, the basic ideas (two) behind the dictum have merit. Nike (“just do it”) and other popularizers don’t necessarily legitimize it, but they’re onto something which is fundamentally attractive and maybe elusive for us. Here are the two ideas:
- Stop thinking and procrastinating and get on with it. Stop dipping your toe in the water and just jump in; the water’s fine.
- Less discursive thinking and more feeling. Let go of the mental replaying and the forecasting and pay attention to what’s right in front of you, without over-thinking it.