The Epic Mistake of Overthinking

Overthinking is like playing a video game on hard mode, but without the fun part.

You know when you're about to make a decision, but you're not sure, so you think, think, THINK!

You rack up 100 hours on Google, scour every corner of Wikipedia, and still, somehow, you're not sure.

And then you realize, too late, you should have just underthought it.

Side effects of overthinking:

• Spending 90% of your time thinking, 10% of your time actually doing
• Developing an extensive collection of Wikipedia tabs
• Perfecting the art of making excuses for not making decisions

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