The Obsessed Overthinker ✍🏻

After spending 10,327 days on this planet, I’ve finally turned years of reflection, journaling, and observation into something tangible—my first book: OVERTHINKING EVERYTHING. A journey through thought, self-awareness, and action.

Competition is largely an illusion. 95% of people don't even try to do great things. 0.1% of the people are loud, so you overestimate how many people there are. The rest get stuck worrying about competition and quitting after 2 weeks.

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Urgency kills your vibe. Be slow. Be intentional. Figure out what you really wanna do, and then give it your full attention. Really get into it. Read about it. Sit with it. Get a little obsessed. Don’t rush to copy how others do it. Learn from them, yes. But then step away. And then, do it your own way. What I've learned is that when you move slowly, you go deeper. And when you go deeper, your work starts to feel real. More authentic. It contains your soul's fingerprint. It may not be perfect. But it will be yours. And trust me, that’s what gives it meaning.

“Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.” ― Haruki Murakami

In other words: behavior didn’t change but the brain’s reward system reacted Neural patterns were similar as seen in addictive behaviors involving dopamine & serotonin pathways. You may not feel addicted to your phone but your brain might already be wired to respond like u are.

Interesting part: participants reported almost no change in mood or anxiety. But their brains told a different story. Key reward regions like the anterior cingulate cortex showed stronger activity after the restriction—areas linked to motivation, habit formation, and addiction.

What happens to your brain if you stop using your smartphone for 72 hours? A recent brain imaging study tested this. The surprising result: people didn’t feel more craving… but their brains reacted as if they were experiencing something similar to withdrawal.

72 hours without a smartphone doesn’t always increase craving—but the brain tells a different story. Key reward regions light up, showing addiction‑like responses linked to dopamine and serotonin. Smartphone restriction affects the brain even when behavior seems unchanged.

Don't suffer imagined troubles Stress and anxiety, Seneca said, are usually products of the imagination, not reality. “We are in the habit of exaggerating, or imagining, or anticipating, sorrow,” he wrote. "We suffer more from imagination than from reality."

My entire life changed when I realized you have to sacrifice short-term freedom in order to earn long-term freedom. Instant gratification is the thief of your dreams. Sacrifice is the cost of entry. Delayed gratification is the key to the life you want.

Marcus Aurelius wrote this over 1800 years ago: “Do not disturb yourself by imagining your whole life at once.”

@karunpal Yup....was going as fast as I could closing out tasks...then once a friend of mine just asked me: "WHY YOU TAKING YOURSELF SO SERIOUSLY" Then the needed speed breakers came really why am I doing so much when the normal things get ticked off easily...why keeping myself busy...

Living a slow life has changed me. I'm more calm now. I leave dishes in the sink without guilt. I read books without a schedule, without that constant itch of “What am I learning from this?” I just enjoy them slowly. Sometimes I sit by the window without overthinking my entire life. Just sitting there with no agenda. Existing without explanation. Resting without performing productivity. Just me, my thoughts, and a quiet sense of ease. The slower life gets, the more alive it feels. I have finally realized that you don’t have to rush through life and "do more" to make it meaningful. Sometimes meaning is found in the little things that make you feel calm and peaceful inside.

You will become an adult when you finally realize that actions matter more than feelings. ㅤ And that your goals matter more than your comfort.

Intelligence is overrated. Intelligent people are more likely to overthink, overplan, and overanalyze. They create complexity rather than doing the boring thing that works. The people you admire have a violent bias for action. Courage beats intelligence.

@SahilBloom My Man...💡

Nobody tells you this: Intelligence is overrated. Intelligent people are more likely to overthink, overplan, and overanalyze. They create complexity rather than doing the boring thing that works. The people you admire have a violent bias for action. Courage beats intelligence.

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