Overthinking Is Like Chasing Your Owl Tail

But the faster he chased his own tail, the faster it moved away. Consequently, he was getting nowhere and his life was becoming meaningless and dull. but he was also too afraid to stop. He was sure if he stopped, he would fall down into the abyss. All this while the great sea had been watching this with a sense of amusement and worry. So the great sea called out to him, “What do you think you’re doing? You have been chasing your own tail for quite a while and yet you’re nowhere near to catching it.