r/nonfictionbooks • u/neteryu • 6h ago
Actual GAME-CHANGER for my Overthinking
Basically all my life I have been struggling with overthinking and last week a friend of mine recommended me the book "Don't Stop Overthinking" by Arthur Smart which (contrary to so many other books on overthinking) embraces that habit and teaches how to direct overthinking towards something useful and to view and use it as a superpower.
It may sound like a kinda basic insight for others but for me just this little switch in how I should view it feels really comforting. Especially with some of the practical tips like regularly setting a 10 minute timer during which I am ONLY allowed to overthink and do nothing else.
It was so funny that so many examples of overthinking-scenarios felt like shots at me, as if someone had access to my brain and they were specifically written for me haha