{"id":45927,"date":"2019-07-24T15:30:16","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T15:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/?p=45927\/"},"modified":"2024-05-10T10:13:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T10:13:30","slug":"a-simple-tip-for-indecision-and-analysis-paralysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/a-simple-tip-for-indecision-and-analysis-paralysis\/","title":{"rendered":"A Simple Tip for Indecision and Analysis-Paralysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postLeadIn\">Have you ever struggled to make a decision in your musical life?<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t want to miss this tip from a kid named James &#8211; it might just save you from indecision and \u201canalysis paralysis\u201d forever more\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Watch the episode:<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hxq0DqWFBwg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class='mu_podcast_embed'><iframe style='border: none' src='\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/10637834\/height\/90\/width\/640\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/59638c\/' height='90' width='640' scrolling='no'  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class='podcast_subscribe_buttons'><p class='subscribe_cta'>Subscribe For Future Episodes!<\/p>\n    <div class='buttons'><a href='http:\/\/musicalitynow.com\/subscribeitunes' target='_blank' class='label' onclick='logPodSubscribe(\"apple\");'><i class='fa fa-apple' aria-hidden='true'><\/i> Apple Podcasts<\/a><span class='separator'> | <\/span><a href='http:\/\/musicalitynow.com\/subscribeandroid' target='_blank' class='label' onclick='logPodSubscribe(\"android\");'><i class='fa fa-android' aria-hidden='true'><\/i> Android<\/a><span class='separator'> | <\/span><a href='http:\/\/musicalitynow.com\/subscribeyoutube' target='_blank' class='label' onclick='logPodSubscribe(\"youtube\");'><i class='fa fa-youtube' aria-hidden='true'><\/i> YouTube<\/a><span class='separator'> | <\/span><a href='http:\/\/musicalitynow.com\/subscribegplay' target='_blank' class='label' onclick='logPodSubscribe(\"gplay\");'><i class='fa fa-google' aria-hidden='true'><\/i> Google Play<\/a><span class='separator'> | <\/span><a href='http:\/\/musicalitynow.com\/subscribestitcher' target='_blank' class='label' onclick='logPodSubscribe(\"stitcher\");'><img src='https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/wp-content\/themes\/Divi-MU\/img\/Stitcher-icon.png' alt='Stitcher' class='podcast_icon'>Stitcher<\/a><span class='separator'> | <\/span><a href='http:\/\/musicalitynow.com\/subscriberss' target='_blank' class='label' onclick='logPodSubscribe(\"rss\");'><i class='fa fa-rss' aria-hidden='true'><\/i> RSS<\/a><\/div>\n    <p class='review_cta'>Enjoying the show? 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Learn how to take the next steps to an enjoyable and rewarding musical life.<\/div>\n    <div itemprop='associatedMedia' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/MediaObject'>\n      <div itemprop='image' href= 'https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Musicality-Now-A-Simple-Tip-for-Indecision-and-Analysis-Paralysis.png'>https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Musicality-Now-A-Simple-Tip-for-Indecision-and-Analysis-Paralysis.png<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<h2>Transcript<\/h2><div class='mu_podcast_transcript'>\n        <div id='mu_podcast_transcript-link-45927' aria-expanded='false' class='sh_link sh_hide'><a class='cta_button mu_podcast_transcript_showhide_link' href='#' onclick=\"showhide_toggle('mu_podcast_transcript',45927,'Show Transcript','Hide Transcript');return false;\"><span id='mu_podcast_transcript-toggle-45927'>Show Transcript<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id='mu_podcast_transcript-content-45927' class='sh-content sh-hide' style='display:none;'>\n        <div itemprop='audio' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject'>\n          <div itemprop='transcript'>\n           \n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Hi, my name\u2019s Christopher, I\u2019m the founder and Director of Musical U, and this is Musicality Now.<\/p>\n<p>I was talking to a friend the other day and he said something that I had to share with you.<\/p>\n<p>We were talking about the Summer of Transformation promo we\u2019re offering to members and email subscribers at the moment at Musical U, where you have the opportunity to secure a 6-week transformation that will permanently improve your musicality and your musical life.<\/p>\n<p>And I was saying \u201cIt\u2019s funny, I know there are a ton of people who are going to be super excited about this offer &#8211; but they won\u2019t actually go ahead. Because we\u2019re giving them three options\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>You see, I\u2019m an \u201coptimiser\u201d by nature. I like to think decisions through from every angle and make sure the choice I\u2019m making is the right one, not one I\u2019ll have any reason to second-guess or regret later on.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m certain there are tons of people in our audience who are just like me &#8211; are you one of them?<\/p>\n<p>When faced with a decision we can get struck by \u201canalysis-paralysis\u201d &#8211; where we\u2019re arguing the case every which way, seeking more and more information, hoping to find a decision that feels certain.<\/p>\n<p>And I\u2019ll confess: often in the past this has resulted in me making no decision at all!<\/p>\n<p>And I\u2019ve definitely missed out on some cool opportunities as a result.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what my friend told me that I had to share with you &#8211; because I think it\u2019s potentially an indecision-killer that can help you (and me!) from struggling with this in future.<\/p>\n<p>He said when he was growing up he had a friend, James, who was always indecisive.<\/p>\n<p>Super smart kid, very capable &#8211; but always getting stuck in that \u201canalysis paralysis\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>One day James\u2019 mum took them both to the grocery store with her, and said they could each pick one piece of candy to buy.<\/p>\n<p>And James was walking up and down the candy aisle.<\/p>\n<p>Up and down. Up and down. Up and down.<\/p>\n<p>He couldn\u2019t choose.<\/p>\n<p>A full ten minutes passed. My friend had chosen some candy right away but James just couldn\u2019t decide.<\/p>\n<p>Until finally his mum, exasperated, yelled \u201cJUST CHOOSE, JAMES! IT\u2019S ALL CANDY!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just choose.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all candy.<\/p>\n<p>See here\u2019s the part that makes analysis paralysis funny &#8211; often it strikes even when all the options are good ones!<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s so often the case in our musical lives.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve followed us for any length of time you will have heard us at Musical U talk about how there can be no \u201cperfect, one-size-fits-all, straight-line\u201d course for musicality training.<\/p>\n<p>But something we don\u2019t talk about as often is this &#8211; There isn\u2019t even a perfect straight-line course for you.<\/p>\n<p>There can\u2019t be. Because musicality training by its nature will have so many twists, turns, ups and downs, that you need to be willing to adjust course along the way.<\/p>\n<p>But here\u2019s the great news &#8211; it\u2019s all candy!<\/p>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s with the Summer of Transformation promo (which ends today &#8211; link in the shownotes if you act fast)<\/p>\n<p>Or more generally in your musical life, I want you to take this idea to heart: that when you\u2019re struggling to make the \u201cideal\u201d choice among music-learning options, it\u2019s all candy.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, some choices might be marginally better than others.<\/p>\n<p>But as long as you\u2019re choosing high-quality training from a trusted and supportive provider &#8211; you really can\u2019t go far wrong.<\/p>\n<p>(and all the other candy will be there for you later on &#8211; it\u2019s not even an either\/or choice! It can be both\/and&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>So if you\u2019ve been dilly-dallying about the next steps in your musical life, or what kind of musical transformation you want, remember James.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all candy.<\/p>\n<p>Just choose.<\/p>\n<div class='podcast_subscribe_buttons'><p class='subscribe_cta'>Subscribe For Future Episodes!<\/p>\n    <div class='buttons'><a href='http:\/\/musicalitynow.com\/subscribeitunes' target='_blank' class='label' onclick='logPodSubscribe(\"apple\");'><i class='fa fa-apple' aria-hidden='true'><\/i> Apple Podcasts<\/a><span class='separator'> | <\/span><a href='http:\/\/musicalitynow.com\/subscribeandroid' target='_blank' class='label' onclick='logPodSubscribe(\"android\");'><i class='fa fa-android' aria-hidden='true'><\/i> Android<\/a><span class='separator'> | <\/span><a href='http:\/\/musicalitynow.com\/subscribeyoutube' target='_blank' class='label' onclick='logPodSubscribe(\"youtube\");'><i class='fa fa-youtube' aria-hidden='true'><\/i> YouTube<\/a><span class='separator'> | <\/span><a href='http:\/\/musicalitynow.com\/subscribegplay' target='_blank' class='label' onclick='logPodSubscribe(\"gplay\");'><i class='fa fa-google' aria-hidden='true'><\/i> Google Play<\/a><span class='separator'> | <\/span><a href='http:\/\/musicalitynow.com\/subscribestitcher' target='_blank' class='label' onclick='logPodSubscribe(\"stitcher\");'><img src='https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/wp-content\/themes\/Divi-MU\/img\/Stitcher-icon.png' alt='Stitcher' class='podcast_icon'>Stitcher<\/a><span class='separator'> | <\/span><a href='http:\/\/musicalitynow.com\/subscriberss' target='_blank' class='label' onclick='logPodSubscribe(\"rss\");'><i class='fa fa-rss' aria-hidden='true'><\/i> RSS<\/a><\/div>\n    <p class='review_cta'>Enjoying the show? 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