Ep. 109 How I Stopped Overthinking: The Theory That Changed My Life
Working Hard, Hardly Working
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4.4 • 738 Ratings
🗓️ 14 October 2024
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
I’ve given myself an excuse to spend hours researching the topics I wish I knew more about so you don’t need to read a whole book to understand something important.
So I've started with one of the most important things I've researched over the last few years: how to channel your overthinking and make it your superpower.
The episode is only 35 minutes long, so perfect for your morning hot girl walk! Let me know what you think!
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A huge thank you to Jemma Sbeg for sharing her wisdom with us for this episode.
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READING LIST
I owe a huge amount to the writers & podcasters below whose work I researched for this episode!
Harvard Business Review article: https://hbr.org/2021/02/how-to-stop-overthinking-everything
Daniel Kahneman, Thinking Fast & Slow: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0141033576/ref=asc_df_0141033576/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696285193871&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12857937252744557368&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046008&hvtargid=pla-2281435178138&psc=1&mcid=cf580ab98b2039838f3039821818c08d&hvocijid=12857937252744557368-0141033576-&hvexpln=74&gad_source=1
Rewire, Nicole Vignola: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rewire-Your-Neurotoolkit-Everyday-Life/dp/0241661838/ref=asc_df_0241661838/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696285193871&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9115264378744171287&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046008&hvtargid=pla-2281435177858&psc=1&mcid=33e083c8d74835588d255c6e2da45c7a&th=1&psc=1&hvocijid=9115264378744171287-0241661838-&hvexpln=74&gad_source=1
Atomic Habits, James Clear: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/1847941834/ref=asc_df_1847941834/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696285193871&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9115264378744171287&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046008&hvtargid=pla-2281435177618&psc=1&mcid=5f87ef6d64c43173a6fbda470bbfcbf1&th=1&psc=1&hvocijid=9115264378744171287-1847941834-&hvexpln=74&gad_source=1
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| 0:30.6 | What is up and welcome back to Working Hardly Working and a very special welcome to my fellow |
| 0:44.0 | overthinkers as this week we are discussing the curse of overthinking and most importantly |
| 0:50.1 | how to overcome it but not just overcome it how to use it to your advantage. So you will know |
| 0:58.3 | if you've been here for five minutes, I speak a lot about productivity and contrary to popular |
| 1:05.3 | belief, I genuinely believe that overthinking, not laziness, is the main cause of procrastination. And so |
| 1:13.1 | overcoming overthinking not only alleviates so much mental noise, but also makes you more |
| 1:19.3 | productive in the long run. Overthinking, I will be the first to say, can be so incredibly |
| 1:26.1 | fucking annoying. |
| 1:33.3 | But on top of that, it can also, like, I really, really believe that overthinking stops us fulfilling our full potential. |
| 1:35.7 | And I don't just mean, because I do think there are benefits to overthinking, or no, actually, |
| 1:40.7 | I take that back. |
| 1:41.3 | There are benefits to thinking, but overthinking is by definition bad like |
| 1:47.3 | it is surplus it is more than you actually need to be thinking over a situation and from personal |
| 1:53.9 | experience it can drive you fucking insane so before i go any further i think it's really worth saying |
| 2:00.7 | that overthinking and |
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