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The Moment I Stopped Re-Deciding

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Hillman Lentz
Jan 20, 2026
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There was a time when I thought reviewing my decisions made me responsible. I’d make a choice, then keep checking it, refining it, questioning it — as if uncertainty was a sign of intelligence. It wasn’t. It was fear dressed up as “thoughtfulness.”

What I didn’t see was that constant revisiting was eroding my confidence. Every time I second-guessed mysel…

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