I guess “hire someone” is always an option, but it’s a difficult task sometimes, especially finding someone reliable. It’s not even that the larger thing is outside my ability, it’s just “ugh, I don’t have time for this”.

Curious if anyone has any tips and tricks to overcome this kind of paralysis.

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    2 days ago

    Does anyone else get paralyzed on fixing small things because they’re terrified of it becoming a larger thing?

    This never occurred to me… I just thought I need to fix this. Shit. Debuff unlocked.

    I guess “hire someone” is always an option, but it’s a difficult task sometimes, especially finding someone reliable.

    Actually, this is way more annoying to me. I’ve been ripped off/scammed too many times. I hate blindly trusting other people to not screw me over. Just this week my AC mysteriously broke after a recent-ish visit from some HVAC “professional”. I had to call another company cuz this is way more complicated than I can handle (for now…). After talking with the 2nd guy, it seems like the 1st guy didn’t do the maintenance work properly… I tried researching and going with a reputable company, but damn it still feels like a shot in the dark. Completely random chance they may completely break my shit.

    Also, for some work, I’ve noticed I do it either at the same standard or better than some of these “professionals”. So. Meh.

    Yes, it may take me several weeks to do it, but at least I know I tried to do it right, instead of rushing off to the next job.