3 Techniques to Switch from Overthinking to Thinking Effectively & 4 Ways to Turn That Into Action

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

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Health & Fitness, Business, Mental Health

4.8 • 28.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Today, I’m going to talk about the difference between overthinking and thinking effectively, what leads us to overthink things instead of thinking through them to get clear answers, and why we tend to overthink and lose focus. I share three ways we can differentiate the two and the characteristics we should look out for so we don’t end up wasting our time overthinking. Additionally, I list down four ways we can pivot from being an overthinker to becoming an action-doer, a rational thinker who wouldn’t shy away from making mistakes and failing, and has the initiative to take risks and seize opportunities.

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0:00.0	You want to expect failure and to make mistakes and not try and avoid them.
0:04.5	If you're failing and making mistakes and learning for them, you're on the part.
0:08.8	If you're failing and making mistakes and not learning from them,
0:11.9	then that's obviously not useful.
0:13.6	But I want you to expect failure.
0:15.8	I want you to expect to make mistakes.
0:17.8	So now you're not surprised.
0:19.3	Now you don't judge yourself.
0:21.1	Now you don't make yourself feel insecure, inferior because of it.
0:31.8	Hey everyone, welcome back to on purpose.
0:34.3	The number one health podcast in the world.
0:36.8	Thanks to each and every one of you that come back every week to listen, learn and grow.
0:42.2	Now I know that if you're here, you're here because you want to be happy, healthy,
0:46.9	and healing.
0:47.7	That's what I want for myself.
0:49.0	That's what I want for all of you.
0:51.0	It's what I want for everyone in the world.
0:52.5	Imagine if the world was happier, healthier, and more healed.
0:57.3	What a beautiful world we'd live in.
0:59.4	We'd be better people.
1:00.8	We'd be better parents.
1:02.4	We'd be better professionals.
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