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Don't Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and Bring More Joy to Your Life
Anne Bogel
3.86 AVERAGE
682 reviews for:
Don't Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and Bring More Joy to Your Life
Anne Bogel
3.86 AVERAGE
Great book, very practical, but with a cover so ugly and dated I had to deduct a star.
Had some good advice mixed in with personal stories from the author. Some of it was common sense that I already knew but just haven't implemented myself, but took away a few things I tend to try.
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A non fiction book that could be defined as self help, but I would call it life instructional! This is a genre that I don't typically read, but from a person/author who I love so I thought I would give it a try and I am glad I did.
Anne Bogel is known to many for her blog or her podcast or both where she helps connect readers with great books. As a book blogger myself, my goal for my blog is to ramble about books in hopes that readers will connect and find a book that they would like to read. I have followed her career for a bit, so was excited when she announced a third book and then was greatly intrigued when she started speaking about what it would be about - a vastly different direction from her first two.
A non fiction book that could be defined as self help, but I would call it life instructional! This is a genre that I don't typically read, but from a person/author who I love so I thought I would give it a try and I am glad I did.
Anne Bogel is known to many for her blog or her podcast or both where she helps connect readers with great books. As a book blogger myself, my goal for my blog is to ramble about books in hopes that readers will connect and find a book that they would like to read. I have followed her career for a bit, so was excited when she announced a third book and then was greatly intrigued when she started speaking about what it would be about - a vastly different direction from her first two.
I really enjoyed this book. I don't consider myself an over thinker per se, but I was happily surprised at how valuable the suggestions and tips were for me. Anne has a way of providing very clear direction and examples, so much so that I was completely immersed in listening to her book. I do sometimes find myself in a routine of negative thinking or churn in my brain on occasion. One example is if I'm running late, I will constantly berate myself in my head for being late. I was able to stop this train of thought recently using Anne's suggestions and it felt great. I was able get control over my thought process to remove the negative and focus on the positive. I hope to continue these improvements, because I do believe it affects ones overall health.
A very practical book full of stories from the author's life and journaling questions for you to reflect on your own thought process and stop overthinking. In this book, Anne Bogel did not criticize being an overthinker because it is normal and she herself has run into countless situations where she is overthinking the hell out of overthinking. Her stories are very relatable, such as the time when you don't know what to pick among two good choices, or the time when you don't know if you should spend money on something that's not necessary but it makes you feel good. We've all been there.
Don't overthink it, people. Just grab this book and give it a try.
Don't overthink it, people. Just grab this book and give it a try.
What a quick listen! I listened to this while I was doing housework & found myself stopping to take notes & adjusting how I look at what's on my plate!
Thanks to partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of Anne Bogel’s Don't Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and Bring More Joy to Your Life. The book releases on March 3.
I learned so much from Anne Bogel’s new, brilliant book Don’t Overthink It. (One thing I learned is the likely reason I have procrastinated writing this review: as a perfectionist, I want my review to be perfect, and since I know I can never fully communicate just how relevant and powerful I found the book, I just keep putting off beginning my review. But, I’m writing it. That means progress past perfectionism, right?!)
Anne Bogel is, herself, an epic overthinker, and she therefore weaves real-life examples of overthinking and its consequences into her book: “Before long, I’m snared in the too-familiar spin cycle of overthinking, unable to focus on anything else. I know the signs: lots of mental action, none of it constructive, all the while knowing I have better things to do. All my mental energy is consumed by the forecast—which I can’t do a thing about—instead of the things that actually need my attention” (loc 143). She shares one example in which dithering in the grocery store about whether to buy flowers—and, if so, which ones—left her (1) without flowers and (2) without another key ingredient she needed to pick up. So much of her brain power went to overthinking a small, simple decision that she didn’t have the mental space necessary to take care of what she actually needed to do. It’s these kinds of examples, which she uses both to begin each chapter and to drive home points throughout each new principle, that helped me as a reader to see both how relevant this book is and the consequences of overthinking in my own life.
Looking back at my galley, I have a highlight on almost every page. There’s a lot to discover here (and there’s joy in the discovery), but I found powerful her advice about perfectionism, about routine and ritual, and about values-based decision making. Anne is great both at helping readers to identify their own overthinking habits and also at offering solutions that we can implement immediately. Her ideas are backed up by research, but the facts never encroach on the warmth that characterizes everything Anne does, whether it’s her podcast, her blog, or one of her three phenomenal nonfiction books.
I learned so much from Don’t Overthink It . . . and had so many uncomfortable moments of recognition and reflection and growth. These learning experiences meant that I was experiencing the truth of Anne Bogel’s ideas and writing. I think this book is great both for those who overthink themselves OR who have an overthinker in their lives (I’m definitely going to share this book with my husband!). I highly recommend Anne Bogel’s Don’t Overthink It—don’t dither! Pre-order today.
I learned so much from Anne Bogel’s new, brilliant book Don’t Overthink It. (One thing I learned is the likely reason I have procrastinated writing this review: as a perfectionist, I want my review to be perfect, and since I know I can never fully communicate just how relevant and powerful I found the book, I just keep putting off beginning my review. But, I’m writing it. That means progress past perfectionism, right?!)
Anne Bogel is, herself, an epic overthinker, and she therefore weaves real-life examples of overthinking and its consequences into her book: “Before long, I’m snared in the too-familiar spin cycle of overthinking, unable to focus on anything else. I know the signs: lots of mental action, none of it constructive, all the while knowing I have better things to do. All my mental energy is consumed by the forecast—which I can’t do a thing about—instead of the things that actually need my attention” (loc 143). She shares one example in which dithering in the grocery store about whether to buy flowers—and, if so, which ones—left her (1) without flowers and (2) without another key ingredient she needed to pick up. So much of her brain power went to overthinking a small, simple decision that she didn’t have the mental space necessary to take care of what she actually needed to do. It’s these kinds of examples, which she uses both to begin each chapter and to drive home points throughout each new principle, that helped me as a reader to see both how relevant this book is and the consequences of overthinking in my own life.
Looking back at my galley, I have a highlight on almost every page. There’s a lot to discover here (and there’s joy in the discovery), but I found powerful her advice about perfectionism, about routine and ritual, and about values-based decision making. Anne is great both at helping readers to identify their own overthinking habits and also at offering solutions that we can implement immediately. Her ideas are backed up by research, but the facts never encroach on the warmth that characterizes everything Anne does, whether it’s her podcast, her blog, or one of her three phenomenal nonfiction books.
I learned so much from Don’t Overthink It . . . and had so many uncomfortable moments of recognition and reflection and growth. These learning experiences meant that I was experiencing the truth of Anne Bogel’s ideas and writing. I think this book is great both for those who overthink themselves OR who have an overthinker in their lives (I’m definitely going to share this book with my husband!). I highly recommend Anne Bogel’s Don’t Overthink It—don’t dither! Pre-order today.
2.75
I wanted to like this book! I enjoyed that there were reflection questions at the end of every chapter. It was helpful to put things in perspective for me. As I kept reading it was apparent to me the level of privilege the book was written with or maybe that the book was written for an overthinker in a different place in their life than me?
Some of the suggestions were spot on and very helpful, however others were so unrelatable.
I wanted to like this book! I enjoyed that there were reflection questions at the end of every chapter. It was helpful to put things in perspective for me. As I kept reading it was apparent to me the level of privilege the book was written with or maybe that the book was written for an overthinker in a different place in their life than me?
Some of the suggestions were spot on and very helpful, however others were so unrelatable.