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[music] I heard this secret that successful people make decisions very quickly. They say it's to create momentum, build [music] confidence, and preserve all that precious energy we spend on overthinking. As a person with a backlog [music] of to-do list tasks and a bad habit of overthinking, I think it's time I try this out for myself. >> [music] [music] >>
So, this is the TV room. I've wanted to DIY this room for a long time now. It's where we watch movies and kind of hang out, [music] but it has looked the same for the past 3 years. And when I first moved in, I kind of just made it good enough. But other than that, I'm not attached. And I think that let me just it up a bit.
This is the plan. As you can see, it's [music] the same living room. It's several different ways. We're going in for calm, maybe a bit of Nancy Meyers in there. Just a cozy space. But the thing that I want to do the most is to add wall moldings. I did the trim in my office myself. At least I'm not completely new to DIY. But at the same time, I'm a little nervous because if I want to complete everything on my 20ies bucket list, [music] then I will basically need to get this done within less than a week. So that's that's great. I love that.
To save on some time, we're going to clean this room up now. Empty. Every time I want to start a new project, I take forever to get things going. Weighing out my options and making sure I'm fully prepared to start mentally, physically, and emotionally. I did my calculations and [music] we're going to need a lot of wood. Of course, it's good to think things through in most cases, but I think I do it a little too much. My parents, on the other hand, are the opposite. [music] I'll mention an idea I'm just starting to think about and by the end of the day they'll already have started working on it. [music] I want to channel that energy. Less overthinking, more doing. [music]
This is what happens when it does not fit in the car. And that is how you cut in the Home Depot parking lot. All right, so I pretty much got all my supplies. I have level. I have the wood that we got from the Home Depot. And I also got this. This is no more nails. And oh god, wait. How do you even use this? And yeah, I'm [music] just going to start. I'm just going to start. Oh [music] my gosh.
Often the [music] biggest reason we overthink our decisions is because we're afraid to make the wrong ones. But I think all it does is delay the inevitable. Guys, I'm literally a fail. Oh my god. At some point, you still have to choose. And by then, you've only wasted time that could have [music] been spent adjusting. In theory, we know having a lot of options is a good thing. We can customize our lives exactly how [music] we want. But in reality, too many options can get overwhelming. There's nothing special about this. This is what you came for. Instead of feeling [music] excited by a possibility, we end up with choice paralysis, trying to weigh out all the options against [music] one another. That's when the overthinking starts and nothing gets done. [music]
Okay, day two. Um, day two of the DIY. Oh my gosh. Well, a couple of updates. The first one is that this is taking way longer than I thought it would. I was able to put up some wall moldings yesterday and ended up working late into the night to try and get some progress done. I did make a couple of mistakes. I still have to do another wall and a half and then I have to prime them and then I also have to paint this whole room. Even when I think that something will take x amount of time, it it literally takes like every single time it takes more than that. What am I doing wrong? I don't know. I don't know.
I always thought people who moved fast were just [music] extremely confident that know it all and wondered if they just got a memo that I didn't. When we overthink, we think we're doing ourselves a favor, [music] minimizing mistakes, and feeling as prepared as we possibly can. We take our time, think it through, and still somehow we could choose wrong. But I realize it's more about being able to just run with it, adapting, pivoting, learning as you go, and trusting you'll figure things out, whatever the outcome will be. Sometimes it can feel like this cycle where I'm going as fast as I can, and it's still not enough. It's [music] frustrating, but those are the moments that teach you how to adjust, how to move smarter instead of just faster. Over time, those small quick choices compound into momentum. And that's the difference between [music] staying stuck and growth.
All right. [music] So, this is what we're working with. So, you can just actually [music] start right here. >> Something better come my way before I freak the out. Okay. I know I got to start looking too. But oh my god, I think I'm doomed. Every evening it [music] gets harder. Break gets deeper. But soon enough I'm going to meet my reaper. Is this all we get? A couple cheap laughs in a deep regret. [music] Baby, you are just another thing I lost [music] to you. telling of the pain I caused you. Giving it [music] to someone brand new. >>
Okay, our progress. All the moldings are up on the wall and now we just have to paint. We're finally painting [music] today. We're done all these moldings. The most timeconuming thing was [music] priming and caulking everything and just the prep. The prep in general just takes so long. We're finally ready to paint. Um, and let's just get it done. [music] >> All right, has arrived. >> We're getting put to work. We'll start. Baby, I will be your fool if you let me. Forget me. Just another thing. [music] [music] [music] just lost.
After [music] many quick decisions this week, I can confidently say successful people might just be [music] on to something. With the self-imposed timeline, I didn't even have time to question anything. It was just one thing after another. But I'll also say it takes 100 times more effort. The truth is, decisions aren't permanent, but [music] we'll take something from it and change course if we need to. And the best thing about deciding quickly [music] is that you can figure all of that out faster, too.
Okay, guys. We did it. I literally [music] can't believe we did this transformation. Near the end, I barely documented. I was just trying to finish it. The stairs literally sent me into psychosis, but we got through it. [laughter] Arya and my parents helped [music] me out and I literally could not have done this in the time frame that I did without them. So, shout out to them cuz I would have still been working on this right now. I was able to use majority of the furniture I already had or [music] swap in some pieces. The only thing that changed was the couch. I know the green couch is iconic, [music] but it honestly was not comfortable purely aesthetics. So, now this feels more like a room [music] you want to watch movies in. There's still a lot of things that I want to add, like curate more artwork on the walls, maybe even some wallpaper. Who knows? I'm proud [music] how it turned out. And uh yeah, that was nuts. So, [music] honestly, for wanting to do this for the past 2 and 1/2 years and getting it done within less than 2 weeks, I'm kind of impressed. I don't know how to feel about that, but I am impressed nonetheless. [music]
First task done. [singing and music] >> I used to be blue and so are you. [singing] Until we knew this love so true. Now I'm ready. Ready. Yeah. [music] Yeah. I'm ready for the good times to begin. So glad that's done. Right. Right. Like I was saying, you deserve a break. Okay. We've worked hard. You worked hard. You did the thing. Just take a break. Right. What's this? Oh, no. No, no, no. We're not. No. Absolutely not.