Quotes about Overthinking

his biggest problem was his need for a problem.

At the heart of vulnerability lies the willingness of people to abandon their pride and their fear, to sacrifice their egos for the collective good of the team. While this can be a little threatening and uncomfortable at first, ultimately it becomes liberating for people who are tired of spending time and energy overthinking their actions and managing interpersonal politics at work.

The more you look at your problems, the bigger they get.

For years I played the what-if game. Maybe you're acquainted with this pastime. The rules are simple: Rule #1: You're only allowed to think of worst-case scenarios. Rule #2: You're never allowed to win this game. You can only lose. Rule #3: The more you play, the greater your losses.

The downside of being a writer is you get plenty of time to overthink your life.

Individuals and church bodies are often caught in the paralysis of analysis. We

Often our thinking goes around and around in circles, so we lose all our joy in living.

I casually advise a few young companies, and I'm always surprised when I see them overthinking simple problems, adding too much structure too early, and trying to get formal too soon. Start-ups should embrace their scrappiness, not rush to toss it aside.

Worry divides the mind.

Anxiety is a meteor shower of what-ifs.

There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.'

why do we make it all seem like a crisis, over and over again? Why do we worry it all to death, like dogs with socks or chew-toys? 'Look at it this way...In a hundred years? - All new people.