Great insights Lyn.
The way I personally dealt with my similar form of this is I decided to control my inputs.
I weighed the benefits to my life and the people I care most about of me being so deeply analytical about these subjects vs the cons.
The benefits were something like:
-I could debate people well
-I made a good spaces guest / host
-I could better create entertaining/ informative podcasts
-I could amass followers online quicker
Then cons were:
-I was emotionally stunting myself by trying to live in my analytical / logical brain too much
-I was filling my mind with the worst society has to offer, always paying attention to world events.
-I was always in a state of debate
-I was much more tempted to trade because I was more aware of risks and flaws
-No matter how much time I spent doing this, I was not going to be as good as people like you.
-Even if I mastered the skill, I didn’t truly desire to be known as an analyst or create income from my analysis.
In fact I was unhappy.
I had a shield of logic around my heart.
I realized I should focus more on my health, fitness and having fun.
Still on the journey but I’m spending much less time trying to steelman and understand from all angles and more time trying to understand myself and grow personally.
These days I don’t make a great financial or political guest or host, but I have abs and I feel warmth in my heart more often 😆