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Overthinking Isn't a Mindset Problem — It's a System Problem
It's 10 p.m. The laptop is closed, but your mind isn't. Most advice calls overthinking a mindset problem — meditate, journal, let it go.
In my guest article for Brainz Magazine, I make a different case: when capable leaders overthink, it's usually because the system around them is creating questions nobody has answered.
Inside the article:
- The three root problems that show up again and again when leaders can't stop overthinking — unclear priorities, misaligned expectations, and decision bottlenecks
- How strengths like Analytical, Intellection, and Responsibility go into overdrive under pressure
- Three tools to quiet the loop this week, including the 'Is this mine to decide?' test
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Rebecca Jorgensen · Guest Writer, Brainz Magazine · October 2026
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