Even the most capable of professionals can find themselves caught up in unproductive thinking—especially when under pressure. Left unchecked, these patterns can affect decision-making, communication ...

Overthinking does not just follow you to bed. It chases your mind and takes over the night. Isn't it time to take your sleep ...

Rumination means being trapped, overthinking about negative feelings or circumstances. Source: Patrick Hoesly/Flickr Rumination, also called repetitive negative thinking, is a thought pattern that ...

The thoughts we focus on create how we feel, which controls the actions we take. This is the backbone of the thought model: ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. When work is stressful it’s natural to obsess, overthink or ...

In the age of hyperconnectivity, our minds are constantly racing—from analyzing texts to predicting the worst-case scenario in every situation. Overthinking has become so common that many of us don’t ...

Overthinking is like getting a bad pimpleit happens to everyone. Your mom, your sister, your best friend (obviously...you're the first to hear about it!), they're all guilty of it. So before I get ...

We all have that inner voice. The one that whispers you’re not good enough whenever you try something new. The one that catalogs every embarrassing thing you’ve ever done and replays them on loop at 3 ...

Overthinking is a modern plague, gripping minds with endless loops of doubt, anxiety, and indecision. In today’s fast-paced world, the pressure to constantly analyze, plan, and predict often leads to ...