Don't Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and Bring More Joy to Your Life

by Anne Bogel

it wouldn’t have been a mistake, because the goal was to get a result, not the best possible experience.

Be leery of what productivity expert Laura Vanderkam calls “fake breaks,” the sorts of habits we mindlessly engage in to fill moments of downtime, like checking email or scrolling through Instagram. These are problematic because we need time to refresh ourselves, not our inbox.

we can spend so much time considering our options that we get stuck in analysis paralysis.

When we feel good, we are kinder, more creative, more expansive in our thinking, more open to possibility, and just more pleasant to be around.

Distraction works because the mind can only do so many things at once, so when negative thoughts beckon, find another way to keep your mind occupied.

How we think—that is, what we think about, what those thoughts mean to us, and what we choose to do about them—determines, to a considerable extent, what our lives are like.

every minute we spend overthinking is a minute not spent on the things that matter.