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Good Life Project

How to Stop Overthinking | Summer Series Pt.2

Good Life Project

Jonathan Fields / Acast

Living Well, Midlife, Education, Health & Fitness, Wellness, Self-improvement, Intentional Living, Personal Growth, How To

4.53.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

We all have those moments, maybe even days, months, years, some of us, maybe even decades of our lives where our minds just won't stop racing. We get caught up in this whirlwind of thoughts and anxieties, wary stories, just rehashing the past, forecasting the future, and all too often imagining these worst-case stories or scenarios and we just can't let them go.


Yes, we are talking about overthinking, and today we are going to unravel this interesting, complicated, sometimes messy mental pattern and share with you a set of science-back strategies, a sort of an overthinking ultimate toolkit to help you stop overthinking and start taking action to become more present in your life. More focused on what matters, more engaged with those around you because you are not spinning those things in your head and just perpetuate, overthinking.


And you may be surprised at just how much control you do have over this process and how powerful and fairly quick to implement some of the tools we'll share are. So that is where we're headed today in this second installment of our Good Life summer series where every Monday we take on a single topic that is critical to a life well lived, to dive into ideas, the issues, the practical impact, science, art, and then explore strategies, tips, and tools to navigate these experiences with more grace and ease.


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0:00.0

overthinking is this often misunderstood process that can cause pretty significant distress and

0:05.9

stop us from acting and acting is the thing which brings movement which brings momentum which gets us out of our head

0:13.2

Into our lives, but understanding what overthinking is wide happens and how to address it with practical

0:19.6

Signsback strategies can really help us regain control over our minds and lead to more productive healthier mental processes and in turn

0:28.6

Better lives

0:32.0

So you know we all have those moments maybe even days

0:35.5

Months years some of us maybe even decades of our lives where our minds just won't stop racing

0:41.9

We get caught up in this whirlwind of thoughts and anxieties where you stories

0:47.3

Just rehashing the past forecasting the future and all too often

0:51.6

Imagining these worst case stories or scenarios and we just can't let them go

0:58.3

Yes, we are talking about overthinking and today we are going to unravel this interesting

1:05.6

complicated

1:06.7

Sometimes messy mental pattern and share with you a set of

1:11.3

Scienceback strategies a sort of a an overthinking ultimate toolkit to help you stop overthinking and start taking action to become

1:20.7

More present in your life more focused on what matters more engaged with those around you because you are not

1:27.7

Spinning those things in your head and just perpetually overthinking

1:32.0

And you may be surprised at just how much control you do have over this process and how powerful and fairly quick

1:41.0

To implement some of the tools we'll share are

1:44.3

So that is where we're headed today in this second installment of our good life summer series where every Monday

1:51.8

I'm kind of going solo to take on a single topic that is critical to a life well lived

1:58.9

To dive into ideas the issues the practical impact science art and then explore strategies tips and tools

2:07.1

To navigate these experiences with more grace and ease

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