Dealing with a compulsion to learn

The first step to recovery from the learning gumption trap is to recognize that, "Houston, we have a problem!"

(a) A gumption trap is a situation of excess, a glut of alternatives and options all clamoring for first-priority attention.

b) The trap is that if you have the gumption to pick an alternative and focus on it, you immediately realize that you have rudely rejected all the other alternatives, some of which could possibly be a better, smarter, or more productive use of your time and energies.

c) So, you put your current choice on the shelf for a moment, and take another look at the action candidates.

d) Go to (a), above.

All right, then, how do we break out of the loop, and still protect our chosen status as lifelong learners? For starters, take a look at this article by Leo on his ZenHabits blog. Then come back here in a day or two and watch me as I chug along the simplification trail.

Let's see -- #1 - Everything in its place. Whoops.... Many of my "things" ARE "places". Go to (a), above.