Offload Your Obsession (GWTW821)

I never considered myself an obsessive person until recently, but in reflection, it's always been part of my life. It's like the cognitive bias called the frequency illusion—officially the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon—where you observe something, like a certain type of car, and then see it everywhere. Obsession is part of me, past and present. When I'm working on a project, whether a short film or changing the exhaust fan in my bathroom, it shows up early and often. I try to visualize how everything will play out. I research what I don't know—poring over instruction manuals, books, and videos—then update my visualization. This behavior has served me well in the past, but lately I've noticed an increase in rumination and anxiety. What if there was something I could do to offload my obsession, so I can have some peace and learn to trust myself in the process?