How to be a simple man?

banllama · 2017-01-12T17:56:08+00:00

If men didn't think, we wouldn't be where we are today. I think overthinking is a much bigger benefit than blissful ignorance.

That said, everything in moderation. Do not let overthinking cripple you. At some point, you have to stop thinking and start acting. Here are a few ways to stop overthinking:

When you have a thought, write it down. Then immediately stop thinking about it. Once a week, go through all your written thoughts and evaluate if any are actually worth pursuing.
Be mindful of your thoughts. When you have a thought, instead of just running the daydream, think, why am I having this thought? Do I like it? Do I want more of it? And take actions as necessary.
Be more decisive. Being passive and having more options is worthless unless you are acting on these options. The paradox of choice. This is probably why you like not thinking. Next time, present less choices to yourself and just choose.
Overall, act more than you think. Sleep deprivation is not an effective long term solution to anything

TLDR; don't decrease your thinking, increase its meaning by acting on your thoughts more often and by being more mindful of which thoughts are important and which aren't, and let the unimportant ones go.

jomavi12 · 2017-01-12T15:20:21+00:00

I used to think a lot, way too much, about everything, specially nonsense stuff or things that won't ever happen.

Hit the gym, you will be tired at night, you won't think that much because of that, and you sleep quality will improve.

Worked for me.

DoubleT06 · 2017-01-12T20:33:40+00:00

Your brain is not you, it is simply a tool. You must view it as such. If you're using your brain to think too much, you must train your mind to only work when you want it to. Much like fitness training, this will take time. I suggest you read the book "The Power of Now"

Title	How to be a simple man?
Author	herewegoagaindammi
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Date	January 12, 2017 3:09 PM UTC (9 years ago)
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