Malcolm Gladwell: Overthinking leads to jinxing

When you get too concerned about every little detail, your thinking becomes muddled and your tension increases. Negativity has too much of a hold on you. It might become tough to act because of a lack of self-confidence.

Here are simple steps to avoid overthinking.

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The focus of comparing your emotions is often to minimize ether what you are feeling or what they are feeling. some examples include:

• You might think that you don't have the right to be upset about something because someone else is going through something worse.
• You might feel ...