Don’t Overthink
Smart people are way too preoccupied with doing the right things.When you put too much pressure on yourself to make the right decisions, you get analysis paralysis.
The only way you can stop overthinking is by making yourself aware of your thinking process. When I asked my friend about his thinking, he became aware of how irrational his process was.
You can’t control the future. So stop thinking about it.
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