On the flip side, be careful not to fall down the research rabbit hole. Educating ourselves can be fun and feel productive, but for some it becomes a way to avoid getting on with the process. The longer you research, the more options you will surface, which can also be overwhelming. We want to avoid this infamous “analysis paralysis.” We need to research, but we also need to make progress. How do we do both, in the proper proportions? This is where time boxing (this page) comes into play.