How do you all deal with analysis paralysis? I feel like I’ve gotten to the point where I’m so stressed with an engagement that it takes me an hour to compose a short email to a partner bc I’m so paranoid of my wording. Also heavily impacts my ability to think clearly. Feels like stress has totally shot my confidence. Has anyone else experienced this?

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Yes, I struggle with this frequently. One thing I’ve found helpful is setting myself a time limit for when I want the first draft done (no matter how sloppy). That pushes me to just keep moving and get something together

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If you feel it happening, take a 5 min walk to calm your mind. Then return to the task. I’ve found when I do this, I’m able to clearly reprioritize my attention and execute rather than getting bogged down in the stress.

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Something I learned while working at EY is that many SMs/partners care more about efficiency than word choice. That’s not to say you should write a bad email or do a mediocre job. I think as long as your message gets across in the email, just give it one good read over after you finish writing it and press the send button and don’t look back.

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Yeah, I noticed that some Partners are so busy and so EFFICIENT, that they completed eliminated things like "thank you" or "please" from their communications.

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You take this job too seriously.. and don’t worry about tone across email. It’s a low context form of communication - everyone will perceive it differently.

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Don't question. It is a losing battle. Let the client tell it to the partner.

This is part of why I left McK...but the anxiety I picked up there is hard to shake. I used to be super confident ☹️

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