Ever overthink your overthinking?

Hmmm...the "second-guessing" game can be harsh.

If this happens, esp. around decisions (and that is often where we put in such mental efforts), you might find Ben Franklin's method helpful:

take a sheet of paper, write the question in a yes/no form (or other binary choice) at the top, draw a vertical line in the middle, and write *your* reasons FOR the question (a "yes") on the left, numbering them. Do the same for *your* reasons AGAINST the question (a "no") on the right.

At the end, when you have thought of all of *your* arguments, see which has the greater number.

Choose that.

Caveat: you have to list the same level of reason; you might have bigger concerns and lesser ones. If so, that's fine, but try to be honest with yourself about whether or not reasons are of a roughly equivalent parity, in value to *you* (whether yes or no).

This is from his Autobiography.

Oh yes, did that often when I was much younger and more naieve. Perhaps give you an example. There are atleast three people who blocked me that have already responded to this. Just in case, I'm not a newbie and never appreciate a bully. No need to overthink blocking someone who's not a stalker and actually is someone out there and not hiding away

i've never been accused of thinking
let alone overthinking

overthinking is a symptom of inaction.

that's all i do!

All the time
Lol

I'll have to think about it.

Yes. Part of being a libra.

You know it! 🤪

Especially when I'm trying to sleep 😵‍💫

Your mind is filled with butter tarts 🤭