S11 EP15: The Overthinking Detox You Need Again

Are you an overthinker? Do you live in the now or the future? (We
are going to the past to replay this episode because it's worth
hearing again!) What we are talking about today is analysis
paralysis: the inability to act because you’ve overthought
something. Overthinking can lead to…absolutely nothing, when it
comes to action. It’s a form of self-sabotage. In this episode we
help you identify your spiraling thoughts, because your brain is
not always serving you and has been wired to believe that complex
solutions are “superior” to simple ones. 


Listen for techniques and strategies on how to respond when your
brain says, it can’t be that simple! Because sometimes it IS that
simple. Leave with action items to put in place today when your
mind has gone in a thousand different directions. We’re here to
pull you out of the quicksand. This episode is just what you
need, to stop overcomplicating and start doing. 


(00:00:00) Welcome and a look at self sabotage


(00:09:30) A close to home example of overcomplicating as a form
of self sabotage


(00:17:04) What are you afraid of? What the fear of failure is
capable of


(00:22:22) Complexity bias: what your brain is designed to
believe 


(00:24:30) Chemicals in your brain associated with
overcomplicating and the stress response explained


(00:27:27) Looking for and practicing solutions is building new
pathways for your brain


(00:29:16) The neural networks in your brain: the default mode
network and the direct experience network


(00:34:14) Overcomplicating as a safety blanket and using it so
you don’t have to act


(00:39:33) Action items, little tricks to put into place today
when you start to overthink


(00:43:24) How a curiosity mindset and not judgement can lead you
to action


(00:45:35) What to ask yourself, how to categorize your thoughts.


(00:47:45) The “best way” is irrelevant


(00:51:45) Personal growth, we are all a work in progress and
what is a win


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