Conflicts and Too Much Thinking

The more energy one devotes to a conflict, the more energy is taken away from other areas of effort. For instance, if one spends too much time focusing in on an anxiety causing situation the amount of time being spent thinking about other more productive things is going to be lessened. Sometimes its important to focus in on a problem and fix it but often times too much thinking leads to little productive and ultimately despair. The challenge is finding the right balance between paying too much attention and not paying enough.