I realized most of my overthinking wasn't solving anything....it was just a pattern on repeat.
I used to think overthinking meant I was being careful or thorough or that my planning will make it easier when I do take action.
But if I’m honest, most of the time I wasn’t solving anything.
I was just running the same thoughts again and again, trying to feel certain, perpetually planning instead of taking action, and waiting for clarity that never actually showed up.
It felt sometimes felt productive, but nothing changed because I never took physical action.
What finally clicked for me was realizing there are really only a few patterns behind most overthinking like:
trying to predict everything
replaying things that already happened
waiting to feel “ready” before acting
Once I started catching which pattern I was in, it got a lot easier to stop following it
Not perfectly, but enough to actually move instead of just sitting in my head
I ended up putting this into a short book because I kept seeing the same patterns repeat in a number of different situations
If anyone’s stuck in that loop, it might help. It’s free on Amazon right now (as of this posting date).