As humans we are hardwired to focus more on the negative than the positive. This can present as overthinking past conversations, being critical of your previous actions, and focusing on all the awkward moments and ways you felt things went wrong. Because focusing on the negative may come more naturally you may need to help …
It can be easy to not realize the big impact small actions can have. If you think about that changes that have the biggest impact on your life your thoughts may first go to things that cost a lot in terms of effort, cost, or time. Renovating your whole office to make it easier to …
We are the product of the world we grew up in, the values we hold, the society in which we live, the advertisements we are exposed to, and so much more. With so many things continuously influencing us it can be difficult to know who we truly are. We spend much of our lives getting …
Identifying your values gives you a way to ground yourself when you start overthinking. When you have a sense of who you are and what your priorities are, you have a frame of reference when determining if something fits into your life. Values are your individual beliefs on what is most important to how you …
If you are an overthinker who struggles getting everyday tasks done, know that you are not alone. Simple tasks such as preparing a meal, organizing a closet, picking out clothes for the next day, or cleaning a room can turn into a long, drawn-out ordeal for overthinkers. Chores that some can easily do in half …
There are many reasons why you overthink and multiple reasons why you are overthinking at any given time. Maybe you have analysis paralysis or decision fatigue. Maybe you’re worried about messing up or wasting time. Maybe it’s something new and you don’t feel like you know enough to proceed or you don’t think you will …
Our lives are filled with moments where we are asked to make a decision. Some are small, such as deciding if we should order coffee with our breakfast. Others are bigger, such as deciding if we should accept a new job offer or putting in an offer on a house. Just because every decision does …
There are lots of reasons why you may be putting off doing something. We may choose not to look into what those reasons are and would rather put off doing what we should do. It can be easier to do what we enjoy or what is familiar to us. But there are things we may …
Many of us have ideas on where we want to be at certain points in our life. We as humans spend a lot of our time planning out where we want our life to go. Our lives are made up of arbitrary timelines and arbitrary deadlines. By 32 I’ll have my dream job By 26 …
We are often told the importance of getting out of our comfort zone and for many that can daunting. But what if instead of “getting out of your comfort zone” you “expand your comfort zone”. A slight change in wording can help reframe your mindset about what it means to take on new experiences. The …