Giving your thoughts time to percolate before sharing them is powerful. But there’s a difference between picking your words wisely and anticipating how they’ll be received. Call yourself in if obsessing over your communication comes at the cost of holding your tongue entirely. Make the messy draft. Articulate your opinion, even if it’s not fully formed. You progress towards your goals — whether that’s a writing project or well-crafted argument — when you ease up on trying to control the end product.