There is no shortage of ideas or creative energy—often the opposite. Energy is high and ideas are in overdrive, often resulting in **execution paralysis**.
## Symptoms
- The inability to take action
- Inability to accomplish tasks related to goal
- Abrupt tiredness or need to check out
- Compulsion towards distraction
- Abandonment of a [[Creative Value Rubric|Creative Value Rubric]]
## The Paradox
The more ideas and energy present, the harder it becomes to act. Abundance creates paralysis rather than momentum.
## Working With It
→ [[Embodied Awareness Under Pressure|Embodied Awareness Under Pressure]]
→ [[Creativity Mantras|M02 — Operate from the small inspiration]]
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## Related
- [[Creative Clarity|Creative Clarity]]
- [[8 Ways to breakfree of blocks|8 Ways to breakfree of blocks]]