1.0Doing Life Togetherhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/doinglifetogetherLinda Mintlehttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/doinglifetogether/author/lmintleDo You Need to Stop Overthinking?rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4cCpKluBis"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/doinglifetogether/2018/08/need-stop-overthinking.html">Do You Need to Stop Overthinking?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/doinglifetogether/2018/08/need-stop-overthinking.html/embed#?secret=4cCpKluBis" width="600" height="338" title="“Do You Need to Stop Overthinking?” — Doing Life Together" data-secret="4cCpKluBis" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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I had a boss who would overthink every decision. Our office moved at the speed of molasses because of this. He had to look at every possible angle of every decision that was made. It drove us all crazy. He would ruminate on decisions and become obsessed with persistent thoughts about a situation. He simply…http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/doinglifetogether/files/2018/08/work-2005640_1280-300x200.jpg