How to Stop Over-thinking Everything and Get on With Living Life

We all over-think aspects of our lives. Whether it's decisions, regrets, self-worth, or general worries about the future, we're so often stuck inside our own heads that it feels like there's no way out. Here's how to quit over-thinking everything and move on.

Why We Over-think

When we talk about over-thinking, we're talking about a couple of different things. On one hand, over-thinking is when you get caught in those loops where you're just thinking about one single event over and over. You might start over analysing something that happened, regretting an action you took, or worrying about the future of something. On the other hand, you can over-think decisions in a similar way. Here, you'll often analyse them into the ground to the point where you can't make a decision any more.

Either way, over-thinking is basically when you can't think about anything else, and it's affecting your life in a negative way. The end goal here is the same: get out of that thinking loop and move on. Continue reading.

Originally posted on Lifehacker.