What Is the Secret to Defeating Your Need to Overthink Everything?
Stop getting in your way by beating overthinking in its tracks.
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Do you have a bad habit of overthinking? Overthinking will keep you from making important decisions and taking advantage of important opportunities. It’s a toxic thought loop that provides an illusion of control. When that illusory bubble pops, however, it can be even more devastating.
As powerful as our minds are, they are not the be-all and end-all of happiness. Life is brutal and random. Sometimes, we can only leap in the name of our values and bigger goals. Doing that requires escaping our overthinking patterns and taking aligned action throughout our lives.
What does the overthinking cycle look like?
When people are overthinkers, they tend to rely on their brains to find the solution to everything. They’re victims of their own hubris in their own way. Believing that they can solve anything if they just think hard enough, they fall into patterns of self-doubt when they hit solution-less obstacles and inevitable failures.
