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Reason why overthinking is bad for success

When you think too much, instead of acting and doing things, you are overthinking. When you analyze, comment, and repeat the same thoughts over and again, instead of acting, you are overthinking. This habit prevents you from acting. It consumes your energy, disables your ability to make decisions, and puts you on a loop of thinking and thinking over and again.

This is a kind of thinking that wastes your time and energy and prevents you from acting, doing new things, and making progress in your life.

Success and Overthinking

You just can’t stop thinking about an event, a person, something that happened in the past, or on a problem. Instead of looking for a solution, taking initiative and being active, you just keep thinking and cannot get it out of your mind.

At times, when something bad happens, you think about the worst scenarios, with thoughts like “what if?” or “why?”.

You slip now and then into negative thinking patterns.

You worry about past mistakes or current problems and issues, and how they might lead to negative outcomes.

You obsess about or over-analyze your day-to-day experiences and interactions with people.

You inflate every word, thought and event beyond really and reasonable proportions, reading into its things that aren’t there.

Perfection is an unrealistic goal, a goal that can undermine your productivity and ability to get things done effectively and efficiently. That is, you don’t have to be a perfectionist to be productive. You don’t have to be a perfectionist to be effective. You don’t have to be a perfectionist to be successful.

Trust Yourself

Trust yourself. You are in your role because you have the intelligence to do the job. You don’t have to overthink. Believe in yourself. Believe in your idea. Have confidence.

It is OK to Make Mistakes

You are human. You will make mistakes, even if you think intensely about your work. Don’t waste your time and energy overthinking. 

Still, knowing that there is always the potential for mistakes does not excuse you from putting in a solid effort and giving your best and all to your work. You may be human, but you are also smart. Put your intelligence to work.

Versuasion Pakistan -Fareeha Robert

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