Too much introspection is a disservice.

Frequent introspection interferes with the mind’s natural intelligence, bogging it down.

When you observe your thoughts and actions too often, your mind gets cautious – almost defensive. To a point, it paralyzes you from thinking and acting.

It feels as if someone is watching over you and judging you constantly. Remember when the invigilator would look at your paper, how you would stop writing for a moment, losing your flow?

Allow your mind to think and act without being observed and judged at all times. Reflection is certainly important, but it should be occasional — maybe weekly is a good cadence.

Recently, I’ve been experimenting with something:

These days, I don’t think and introspect much at work about how I am or how the work I deliver is being perceived. I just do my best intuitively. Interestingly, I seem to be performing better. I put aside some time on the weekend to reflect on the week. If my mind ends up deviating in between (old habits die hard 😀), it pacifies itself knowing we will see it on the weekend.

This is so liberating, and at the same time, I am also being mindful of what’s happening — in hindsight and not in the moment.