J.K.: Uh… I think we’re in agreement on that. Maybe I was unclear in what I said (or, possibly, thought. :))
I meant: Sure, avoiding going in the same mental loops over and over is a good thing, and telling yourself “stop, I already thought of that, no need to redo it” is fine. I meant more “but be careful not to stop yourself from taking something you already figured out in a different direction than previously.”
J.K.: Uh… I think we’re in agreement on that. Maybe I was unclear in what I said (or, possibly, thought. :))
I meant: Sure, avoiding going in the same mental loops over and over is a good thing, and telling yourself “stop, I already thought of that, no need to redo it” is fine. I meant more “but be careful not to stop yourself from taking something you already figured out in a different direction than previously.”