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Maybe overthinking is partly an aversion to future regret. That's to say, a reluctance to make the wrong decision in light of having to deal with the decision later on. This would be a self reinforcing paralysis to make decisions, because the more reluctant one is to make any decision, the...

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Haha. I kept the manufacturer's badge off the front of my car when it was scrapped. It's in my top drawer.

I have a small number of very sentimental items, which I'll probably hang onto for years or decades. I also have a lot of books which I can't foresee getting rid of. Finally, I have a small number of favourite items, like my desk clock, a few pens, etc. It's a bit annoying seeing the...

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Overthinking, as a criticism, is mostly connected with impending action, or lack thereof. This is similar to the prompt, "less talk, more work." Ultimately, perhaps in the way people who prefer extroverted intuition may talk a lot, but get little done, introverted intuition users might get...

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That's interesting to me. Thank you. Although, I'd suspect that for an intj as myself, it would be Ni-Te looping. (Not Ni-Ti). In confession, I often get advised to be wary of scrupulosity. It manifests as unrelenting application of a moral ideal in trivial matters. For example, out of an...

As someone who greatly values efficiency, I often notice overthinking in others. I don't know what others might, or might not consider overthinking to be, but I mostly see it in one of two varieties: 1) People who can't figure out or decide something fairly trivial, who become obsessed with...