What to do when everything feels important
We can do literally anything, but end up doing nothing
Last week, I asked people on Instagram to rate the year so far out of 10.
63% gave it a 7 or lower.
When I asked what would make it an 8, the answers weren’t surprising.
I need to stop procrastinating.
I need a break but can’t take one.
I want to be more rewarded at work.
I want to make time to see the people I love.
I want a change but don’t know where to start.
There’s a particular kind of weight we carry without others knowing.
It doesn’t show up in our calendars, or our inboxes. But it’s there.
In the pause before answering “how are you?”
In the decision fatigue of choosing a song for the shower.
In the restless itch of “what am I meant to be doing with my life?”
Earlier this year, I was made redundant — and I got the thing we’re told will fix everything: more time.
Time to finally pursue the ideas I’d been putting off. Write a new solo hour. Level up this newsletter. Maybe even learn how to use the Sonos properly.
I didn’t know which idea to back, so I flirted with all of them.
Every day was a new fantasy: Start a podcast. Write a book. Go full Wim Hof and master breath work and cold plunges.
Instead of committing to one thing, I mentally committed to everything. And then… nothing.
Then I panicked. Then I rewatched The Diplomat. (All of it. Again.)
I wasn’t lazy. I was overloaded. And that is its own form of paralysis.
When everything feels equally important — writing, career pivots, learning Spanish, building a side hustle, calling family, working on mobility, studying somatic therapy, doing meal prep — it’s like opening 23 browser tabs on an old MacBook.
Nothing loads. Except anxiety.
Eventually, I picked one thing: this newsletter.
It might not be the best newsletter out there. It’s not monetised. There’s no SEO strategy. No 10-step funnel.
But it’s real.
It’s no longer just an idea stuck in my head — it’s something I actually made.
And doing something, anything, brought relief. Not the “now my life is sorted” kind of relief. But the kind that says: I’m no longer just circling in my own thoughts.
If this resonates — the fog, the fatigue, the feeling of being stuck not because you’re lost, but because everything feels important — I’d love to hear from you.
I’ve put together a short, anonymous survey to understand what’s weighing on you right now.
Burnout?
Too many ideas and not enough clarity?
Procrastination disguised as planning?
Or just that sneaking sense that you’re carrying more than anyone sees?
There’s no funnel. No pitch. Just me, trying to make things that feel a little lighter.
And maybe help you do the same.
So real Andy - too much to do, so little time. Good you're finding your way through this reality experienced particularly by lovers of life. Lessons for all of us 😏