Do You Overanalyze Everything? Here’s How to Stop The Cycle

Melody Wilding, LMSW
5 min readNov 8, 2022
Photo by Ethan Wu

Stop overanalyzing at work. It’s holding you back. Let’s talk about how to spot overanalyzing and three ways to make it stop.

Overanalyzing usually looks like a pained face with an internal circular monologue going around and around on your options.

If this sounds familiar, know that you’re definitely not alone. Research shows that over 73% of people struggle with overthinking, which happens when your thought process becomes too complex and you get trapped in your own head.

In my LinkedIn Learning course, Overcome Overthinking, I share strategies to feel more confident, become less stressed, and improve your problem-solving skills so you can stop this habit of overthinking and bring more ease into your work day.

Here are a few of my favorite techniques to curb overthinking and make better decisions, faster. Watch the full course for more.

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3 Techniques to Use When You Spot Overanalyzing

1. Focus on“satisficing”

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Melody Wilding, LMSW

Author of TRUST YOURSELF. Executive coach to Sensitive Strivers. Human behavior professor. Featured in NYT, NBC, CNN. https://melodywilding.com/book