Do You Suffer From Overthinking?

I remember as a kid, standing next to my cousin, in front of a wall of stuffed animals, wringing my hands over which one to spend my allowance on. 

These days, my current paralysis can manifest anywhere from selecting a service provider for my business to nailing down travel itineraries and activities. 

Like many of us, I was taught to make decisions by gathering data, thinking hard, weighing pros and cons, and polling others. 

 For me, more often than not, that leads to inevitable disappointment and second-guessing myself into exhaustion.

It turns out that our thinking mind—that which we've been told is all that and a bag of chips- is, in reality, the slowest, dumbest part of us.

Settle down, I know this sounds like blasphemy, but it's true.  The very part of you you've been relying on to make “smart” decisions is actually terrible at it.

The intellectual-emotional complex (your head, ego chatter, and reactive emotions) is designed to protect you, not lead you. 

Which means it's brilliant at keeping you (and me) stuck in analysis, doubt, and fear.

The alternative, when I remember to use it, is what I call deeply rooted decision-making.

It's a way of choosing that comes from essence, not ego. From calm knowing, not nervous-system static.