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Don't Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and Bring More Joy to Your Life
Anne Bogel
3.87 AVERAGE
678 reviews for:
Don't Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and Bring More Joy to Your Life
Anne Bogel
3.87 AVERAGE
hopeful
medium-paced
I am absolutely an over thinker. I had hoped that the book would give me some way to stop overthinking which book to read next, but no such luck — Bogel's suggestion to read books on my shelf or readily available at the library doesn't really help when I've got about 1000 unread books that I own and a library with a great e-book selection, not to mention a very good collection in the library itself. That said, I appreciated her suggestions re: other decisions, like creating routines and rituals to help take back some of the mental energy required to make simple decisions throughout the day. It reminded me of the times when I did have better routines and how much more smoothly things have gone. I also felt that some of my decisions that feel like splurges and laziness were validated — I outsource the cleaning of my house because it clears up the time for me to do things I enjoy more, and I get monthly deliveries of fresh flowers, which aren't cheap, but they liven up the house and make me smile. [b:Don't Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and Bring More Joy to Your Life|46161166|Don't Overthink It Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and Bring More Joy to Your Life|Anne Bogel|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1561384132l/46161166._SY75_.jpg|71116671] was easy to read and contained strategies that can help with at least some of my overthinking going forward, and I'm looking forward to implementing them in my regular life.
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Really great book with solid recommendations. It read easily and gave enough context and examples that it wasn't a struggle to read.
Acho que é a primeira vez que eu defino um livro como 'confortável'. Era justamente o que eu esperava.
Cultive a sua mente como um jardim no qual deseja viver.
Cultive a sua mente como um jardim no qual deseja viver.
This book was promising in the beginning but it ended up being a disappointment. I appreciate personal stories but not this many of them! Specially closer to the end of the book, every time I read a new personal story I rolled my eyes because they made me felt like I'm reading someone else's boring journal and personal "achievements" they're proud of. They were extremely repetitive and added nothing to the chapters. And I can confidently say that more than half of them were not even examples of "overthinking". Seriously, if you spend half a day thinking whether or not going to a super fancy restaurant worth it, you're just making a decision as an adult responsible of their finances, you're not "overthinking it". If you're wondering whether you want to give a homeless man a granola bar or a granola bar and a peach and forget about it 5 minutes later, I don't know what you're doing but you're definitely not "overthinking it". I get that overthinking isn't always about serious decisions like how to pay bills and what to pick as a university major, but it isn't always about which clothes to wear and which wine to drink either. I could not see myself in these experiences at all so I found them very useless. They can just change the book's name to "first world problems and how to deal with them".
I was under the impression that this book was tailored to everyone, but having listened to the audiobook of it, I think I am not the target readership here. Anne Bogel crafts her advice through a female lens for a female audience. Not to say the advice she offers can't be used by guys too, but it just feels like female readers will relate more to it.
That being said, I do agree with her assessment that overthinking things can hinder the joy and productivity in our lives.
I wish I can say more about this book, but it just didn't quite register with me enough for me to pull anything out of it for my own benefit.
That being said, I do agree with her assessment that overthinking things can hinder the joy and productivity in our lives.
I wish I can say more about this book, but it just didn't quite register with me enough for me to pull anything out of it for my own benefit.
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
informative
reflective
fast-paced
This book was not particularly insightful. It's filled with personal anecdotes on instances where author has overthought various scenarios and how she learned to overcome these, however these scenarios are incredibly limiting. This book is made for white women of a certain socio-economic status, and I don't meet this criteria at all. The author's examples epitomize how First World Problems overthinking can be, or at least how she defines them. The best example of this is the the anecdote she shares about her friend Ally who planned a trip to Thailand and how Bogel then uses her experience to decide whether she wants to plan her own trip to Scotland. Some of us overthink things, because we are financially strapped and we have to prioritize wants from needs.
Lastly, the exercises were hokey and I could have done without the first section of the book. I don't really need to have overthinking over explained to me. If I'm seeking this book out I feel like I'm aware of what this issue is. Worst of all this book is just boring and filled with advice that is neither new nor life-changing.
Lastly, the exercises were hokey and I could have done without the first section of the book. I don't really need to have overthinking over explained to me. If I'm seeking this book out I feel like I'm aware of what this issue is. Worst of all this book is just boring and filled with advice that is neither new nor life-changing.