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Ask HN: How to stop overthinking everything?

3 pointsby humilityalmost 7 years ago

2 comments

ljoshuaalmost 7 years ago
Not sure exactly what you&#x27;re getting at here, but I tend to overanalyze many things (especially things like purchases and options, researching endlessly). I read a great article in the NYTimes about FOBO, Fear of Better Options, that really resonated.<p>I can&#x27;t find the original link right now, but here&#x27;s a Medium piece that is nearly the same content: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;swlh&#x2F;fobo-fear-of-better-options-is-the-reason-you-cant-make-a-decision-294fb91c18f4" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;swlh&#x2F;fobo-fear-of-better-options-is-the-r...</a>
grawprogalmost 7 years ago
At some point I came to the realization that most things just aren&#x27;t very important. The outcomes of events really don&#x27;t have as much impact as you think they do.<p>I try to keep my mind focused on immediate tasks and work through them in logcial steps. I try not to second guess myself once i&#x27;ve decided something unless it becomes apparent it was a poor decision, otherwise I try and roll with things and work out the best for whatever happens.<p>Because in the end, we only have so much control over things and i&#x27;ve wasted a lot of time overthinking and worrying about things that happened or might happen that I can&#x27;t change or have no control over. I eventually realized it was pointless and making me miserable. I find by focusing on the things you can affect and, I don&#x27;t really know how to word this, listen to your gut feeling or instinct about things.<p>Oh and mushrooms, magic mushrooms help with that.