Oooooh yeah. I absolutely relate. Write and read. Over and over and over. And over and over again... a little adjustment here, a little adjustment there. I've never been able to take an actual count of the "write/read/tweak/read again" loop of repetitions of course, being so engrossed in the process/on autopilot. It only becomes a conscious thing after a couple of hours (or more) have passed. So, 50+? Oh yeah. Easily. Combine this with a propensity for a dense writing style (with lots of parenthetical sidenotes, aka rabbit trails, lol) and top it off with having no sense of time and... So yeah, it's a problem(!)

Suggestions... Well, trying to be more conscious of catching when it starts to happen (not easy!). Learning to say, "good enough", even if it takes saying it aloud. Which it does. And not just once. One thing that's helped me: a rule not allowing myself to post in the morning before work (or having to be anywhere at a certain time, really(!)). It doesn't cure it, but is more of a form of damage control. One less thing to lose a job over, haha.

Going out to eat. Oh yes. If there is a favorite, I'll almost always just go for that. Less thinking. If there are 2 or 3 contenders, trying to remember that whatever dish isn't picked can be tried another time. I hate big menus. Overload of info to factor. Strategy: scan (not read!) very quickly to locate a couple possibilities, but do not decide. Abandon menu. When it's time to speak up, let it be a surprise --just blurt out whichever comes to mind. Let the subconscious do the work. Sounds stupid, but it can work quite well.

Biggest thing is probably remembering that it isn't the biggest thing(!) And that most of the time there is not ONE right answer for what to do. And in a sense, isn't that what's driving us? Questioning everything trying to find THE answer? The one perfect thing? Which.... doesn't really exist(!)