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Plan for conscious distraction
When you know the time of day rumination will begin, you can plan to remove that spare time with an activity that engages your full faculties.
But be picky about what you distract yourself with, and make sure it fosters positive emotion and psychological wellbeing.
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The skill of forgiveness
Forgiveness can induce the ultimate peace in people.
Forgiveness has also been shown on many occasions to help develop positive self-esteem, improve mood, and dramatically improve health. It’s a predictor of relationship well-being and marital length, and it has even been shown to in...
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Keep active throughout the day
... and tire the body out.
One of the reasons for over-thinking may be the fact that you have time to do so.
A mind rests well at night knowing its day has been directed toward worthy goals. So consider daily exercise—any physical activity that raises heart rate and improves healt...
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Become the ultimate skeptic
If you think about what causes thinking to be so stressful and tiring, it’s often our personal convictions that our thoughts are actually true. Ask yourself: “Can I be 100 percent sure this is true?”
By seeing the inherent lack of truth in your beliefs, you will naturally find...
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Seek social support, but don’t vent
Research has long shown the powerful impact of social support in the reduction of stress. But even better than that is getting a fresh, new angle on the topic.
Better than confining your decisions to your own biases, perspectives, and mental filters, commit to seeking support from lo...
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Get perspective
Solve another person’s problem first.
Helping others puts your issues in order by reminding you that we all go through tough times, some much more than you ever will.
That’s not to discount the struggles you’re going through, but helping others will restore balance and harmony...
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Over-thinking doesn't lead to insight
You want an understanding of which decision will be best. For this, you need a level of insight into what each decision will lead to. Thinking this through, however, is futile.
Acting, therefore, leads to clarity. Thought doesn’t. Why? Because you never, ever know what something will...
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Why over-thinking is harmful
Studies have shown rumination to be strongly linked to depression, anxiety, binge eating, binge drinking, and self-harm.
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"Perfect" decisions
Don’t worry about the perfection of your decisions. Be swift to move forward, even if it is in the wrong direction. Boldness is respectable; carefulness has never changed the world.
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Your decision will never be final
You must be aware that however much critical thinking you apply to a decision, you may be wrong.
Being comfortable with being wrong, and knowing that your opinions and knowledge of a situation will change with time, brings a sense of true inner freedom and peace.
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Schedule Time To Worry
Set aside 30 minutes each day to worry and make it consistent. Then, whenever you catch yourself worrying outside of that time frame, remember that the time to worry is later.
Worrying can be an endless activity and putting a timeframe on it helps to contain it and shift it from rumi...
Commit to your daily plan
- Eliminate disctractions that pull you away from your objectives for the day. Work with most of your desktop programs closed, your phone on silent, and your notifications off.
- Track your time. Tracking your time can help you work more effectively.
Prepare for your work
- Plan your frog for the next day at the end of the previous workday and block off time to work on that frog so you can tackle it with no interruptions.
- Make sure you have all of the things you need to do your work and a comfortable workspace to do it in.
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