1. Ask yourself:
“Am I thinking to solve something right now? Or is my mind just going in circles?”
If it’s just looping… that’s overthinking.
2. Break the loop immediately
Do anything else (work out, go for a walk, write, read)
Your brain can’t focus on two things at once—
so shifting your focus will stop the overthinking.
3. Take a real step
Don’t say “I’ll clean my room tomorrow”
Start with something small like cleaning your desk
Because “tomorrow” never really comes.
4. Build a routine