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This harmful habit will only make you miserable. Overthinking and I share a long history. Thinking obsessively has done little but make me miserable. Now, I do it far less. Here are a few ways to ...

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Overthinking? I’ve always done that. At school I brooded on friendships, worried about missing out and analysed every comment in my teachers’ reports. Adulthood brought no relief. I panic about being ...

The cost of overthinking is even higher than you imagine. It causes you to spend too much time deliberating that you could otherwise have devoted to taking action. It turns helpful reflection into ...