Over Thinking: Warrior Mind Podcast #210

This Warrior Mind Podcast is based on the post “Over thinking and The Spaces Between Thoughts.”  

The purpose of this Warrior Mind Podcast is to help you understand the benefit of creating space between your thoughts for optimal thinking.

When Socrates said, “The unexamined life is not worth living,” this is most likely not what he had in mind. Persistently dwelling on distressing situations from the recent or distant past (called rumination, as in that thing a cow does when it constantly re-chews food) can be one of the most destructive mental habits.

It’s closely linked to depression, and it can sap our confidence, our ability to solve problems, and our sense of control over our lives.

This consistent over thinking is actually filled with brief “pauses” in the stream of thoughts.

All peak performers know to rest in the space between their thoughts.

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Over thinking isn’t something you’re born doing, it’s a learned habit you form over time, probably as a defense mechanism to the possibility of failure. So before going any further, let’s see what we can do about it.

One reason that we may be primed to ruminate: Our memories are linked by powerful emotional associations. When an unpleasant event puts us in a despondent mood, it’s easier to recall other times when we’ve felt terrible.

If you find yourself over thinking, you need to change the channel in your mind immediately. Simple, right? It mostly is. The caveat here is that while the solution is simple, putting it into action takes ongoing practice.

But just like most things, the more you do this, the better you’ll get at it next time and the time after that. Here are some ways you can change your current thought process:

Here are few things you can do to help stop over thinking:

• Avoid situations and people that can lead to over thinking.
• Be mindful about how you talk to yourself.
• Commit to a project that maps to your goals.
• Distract yourself.
• Enforce a time limit to your thinking and document your thoughts.
• Turn over thinking into a next action in a project plan
• Realize that being perfect isn’t possible.
• Work through overcoming fear.
• Think about the big picture.

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