Appreciation post: The guy at the hardware store who told me I was overcomplicating my fence gate

He just looked at my hinge setup, said 'you're thinking too hard about this' in a flat voice, and showed me a single $4 bracket that fixed the sag in under 10 minutes last Saturday, so has anyone else gotten advice from a stranger that actually saved you time and money?

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harperp316d ago

I used to be the one overthinking everything, but that guy changed my whole approach.

taylorb946d ago

Gotta disagree a bit here. Sometimes having someone call you out can help, but it's not a magic fix for everyone. I've seen people swap one overthinking spiral for another - now they're overthinking what that guy said instead of their original worry. It can just move the target instead of actually slowing your brain down. Some folks do better learning to trust their own judgement rather than finding a person to lean on. Overthinking is a habit, not something another person can just talk you out of.