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I like your take on this, Andrew!
As a photographer, there shouldn't be any thinking that will take you away from getting the shot.
Our brains are processing so much already with exposure, composition, color cast, backgrounds, foreground and clutter in the shot - I can't remember ever over analyzing a shot.
The technical stuff (should) happen almost instantaneously, everything else is reaction.
If you're spending time deciding whether or not to take the shot, you're either shooting film and worried about the cost of the click or you're not serious about getting better as a photographer.
Photographers take photos, just like writers write.
Let anyone or anything get in the way (including your brain) and you're doing yourself a huge disservice.
Shoot, shoot, shoot, dump the duds, keep the killer ones and get out there and shoot some more.
This is only a question: Might you be overthinking overthinking?
On the other hand, I find with people I have taught many have not found a way to connect who they are (their psyches or souls) with their desire to express themselves photographically. And yes, many amateurs are obsessed with gear and technique and seemingly less invested in meaning, in using their skills to serve their community and people's real needs for grasping truths. Thank you for addressing the problem as it gave rise to me responding and therefore considering and thinking.