So this morning I was just scrolling through my feed when Anupam V Kapil’s Virgo weekly horoscope popped up. Title screamed “Avoid These Mistakes (Be Successful)” and honestly? Felt like it was yelling directly at me. Typical Virgo overthinker here – needed to see what messes I should dodge this week.
My Practice Steps
First thing I did: grabbed my notebook. Decided to actually follow Anupam’s advice step-by-step instead of just skimming like I usually do. He mentioned three big “mistakes” for Virgos this week:
- Over-analyzing small decisions
- Ignoring physical rest
- Skipping routine check-ins
Monday morning: instantly bombarded. Work email piled up, kid couldn’t find his homework, and I started mentally spiraling about whether to tackle emails first or help with the search – classic over-analysis trap. Remembered Anupam’s warning. Slapped my forehead. Literally set a timer: “10 minutes max on small stuff.” Emails could wait; kid needed help. Done in 8 minutes. Felt weirdly freeing.
Big struggle was the rest part. Virgo brain says “power through, you lazy bum.” But Anupam insisted skipping rest tanks success. Tuesday afternoon, felt my eyes glazing over during spreadsheets. Instead of coffee #4? Closed my laptop. Set my phone aside. Sat on the porch just breathing for 15 minutes doing NOTHING. My fingers kept twitching like “Shouldn’t you be doing something?” Nope. Silence. Felt so silly… till I came back inside. Head was actually clearer.
Routine check-ins? Hah! Never do ’em. But Anupam said Virgos thrive on structure, even mini ones. Set alarms Wednesday morning for “pause points.” 11 AM alarm: stopped mid-report. Asked myself: “Is this task still the priority? Do you need water?” 3 PM alarm: “Check posture. Drink water.” Felt robotic at first. By Thursday? Realized my shoulders weren’t crawling up to my ears constantly. Small win.
What Actually Happened
Honest results: Didn’t magically become CEO by Friday. BUT… the overthinking fog lifted noticeably. Made decisions like “What’s for dinner?” faster without agonizing. Fewer tension headaches after those dumb mandatory porch sits. Forgot the 3 PM check-in once though – chaos returned instantly. Lesson: rituals matter for my wiring.
Best part: caught myself Thursday about to dive into obsessive laundry sorting (avoiding a bigger task). Remembered: “Mistake #1: over-analyzing SMALL stuff.” Threw the socks in a basket unsorted instead. Went and worked on my actual project. Progress happened. Felt like winning.
Big takeaway: Anupam’s “mistakes” list? For me, it was more about noticing my auto-pilot Virgo traps. Simple actions like the timer or the alarms forced awareness. Less successful? Still forgot water half the time. But hey, progress not perfection. Will try this “mind the basics” thing again next week.
