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On Social Anxiety and Small, Paralyzing Tasks

I have social anxiety. That admission will probably surprise the heck out of some of you, considering all of the things I'm involved with that are people-centric. But it's true. Over the 7 years, I've gone from being able to talk to anyone, anytime to really struggling to do so. As a result, some important tasks that land on my plate to accomplish sit and stew for ages until I get my courage up to tackle them. Some die out or lose relevance long before I can get my nerve up to face them. Having said all that, I accomplished two such tasks today. When I tell you what they are, you'll think I'm an absolute ninny for not taking them on sooner. But I did and they're done and that's a good thing all around. Ready to hear what I did? First, I chatted with our new mailman about the massive quantities of mail arriving at my address that are not for me or any member of my household. I had no idea how to handle getting so much mail meant for...