seeing fresh

Good Morning, I love the book, I really needed this in a time of my life and photography. I am currently working on the colour assignment. But my mind remains busy with the words of the assignment, look for bold colour, I seem to be attracted to subtle right now I am feeling spring as it is arriving and seeing pastels. I am enjoying and needed the list of don'ts it is the do's I am having a problem with because now I am "looking" for bold, and that is not the intent I don't think...I like to wait until colour finds me but right now it is pastel...should I continue with the exercise..am I keeping the words of the book too much in my head, am I too much in my head...life was simpler when I was not "looking" for something but then my photography was stale as well. Am I on the right track. Sincerely Suzanne