How can I stop overthinking and take action more quickly?

The purpose of thinking is-

Any external information is like a detail in a mathematics sum for you. It needs to be used well to identify the correct formula and steps to a solution.It's not written for continuous attention and thinking and dwelling on it.

What's the purpose of the sun?

Do you have any opinion on Japanese writer/actor Yukio Mishima?

You are connecting dots, but without any intelligence, simply creating random dots and joining them creating a complex spiral of thoughts leading to nowhere except chaos.

Relive relevant moments.

Anubhav Jain

Five differences between Pilates and yoga you need to know before deciding which is right for you, according to a certified teacher - Fit&Well

if you thought about something in a way, and there was nothing to do; no results, it must not be repeated, no more thinking about it. Reread this.

‘No, that's stupid, what's relevant, what best can be done?’

Let's discuss an example.

How do you get a teenage boy to care about hygiene?

it's like scratching a painful wound and then regretting it later.

To find a solution, an active solution.

The moment you deviate. Correct it.

Destiny 2: The Edge Of Fate Draws On Metroidvanias To Bring You Back In - GameSpot

The worst people do is to repeat the same thought again and again. It's like banging our head repeatedly on a wall in anger.

To make you insane and run behind millions of useless thoughts forming chains and spirals?

Focus on solving and moving to the next problem.

Live Updates From Apple WWDC 2025 🔴 - Gizmodo

Why don't you simply realise that you are merely thinking and not be one with your thoughts and start living them?

Have a core belief that, nothing is worth ruining even one precious moment of my life, nothing is the end of the world, and that peaceful existence is my ultimate goal like the entire nature.

Always wake up in the moment of overthinking and shouting stop in your mind.

How would you spank me if I had been sent home from a school camp because of my poor behavior?

‘C'mon, get going, nothing happened.’

Always realise the purpose of thinking and don't deviate from it.

Read patiently to clear your mind of baseless overthinking.

Why wasn't Queen as successful in America as in other countries? Then, after Radio Ga Ga, they couldn't even get into the top 40 in America even when these songs were top 10 hits everywhere else in the world.

Decide.

What is the use of thinking?

To burn every bit of life on this planet Earth? Or, to generate, nourish and sustain life and to give light. What if it suddenly goes out of control and rushes towards us?

How did the Nazis figure out whether a person or community is 'Aryan' or not?

What's the purpose?

Remind us of essons and learnings to deal with life.

‘It's not a life or death threat, it's over, it's small.’

What are the differences between fuzzy, intuitionistic, and paraconsistent logic? Which one is considered the most useful and why?

Why don't you focus on the ‘purpose of thinking’ more than merely thinking, that is, to find a solution or a path to a solution?

‘What am I doing?’

Overthinking gives you instant peace, you know why Because it stabilises and focuses your mind, it clears any confusion caused by positive options. It makes you forget your life and hop between thoughts.

WBD Shareholders Nix David Zaslav’s 2024 Pay Package In Non-Binding Vote - Deadline

Learn for the future.

Protect us.

Can you roll your eyes to your foolish thoughts?

Microsoft belatedly attempts to tame USB-C confusion with its rules for PC OEMs - Ars Technica

Sometimes, you wake up at night post a nightmare with real body reactions like chills, heart beating fast, sweating. But, was the dream real? Your mind only percieved it to be real due to lack of the thought of illusion, and same happens when people become anxious.

Wake yourself up.

The solution was simple, if that person is close and this is the first time, ask them. If they are a repeated offender and not so close, simply ditch them, and disown them. ‘Not my friend anymore. I won't pay attention to him.’ That's about it, you are free to enjoy peace of mind and life.

When you are thinking about an event where someone mildly insulted you in front of a crowd, let's say they greeted everybody else and not you. I agree, It's sad and painful, it should trigger anger, and that's okay. But what happens next is unbelievable.

You start thinking about what each one present there would be thinking, about similar events that happened throughout life, you try to explore that person's reasons and thoughts behind that action and zero in on the worst possible reason, while that fool simply forgot that they didn't greet you already. You question your esteem and identity, ‘he did that because I earn less, I am not worthy of respect. When my day comes, he will get it back with interest.’