Published in 2019
94 pages
Ashley Hill is a college success coach who brings her knowledge, expertise, and compassion to helping middle and high school students and their families to successfully prepare for college. She is the host of her weekly show, College Prep Radio and the author of Celebrating the Journey: Rediscovering Me, a motivational book for teens.
What is this book about?
If you want know how to control your thoughts, then keep reading…
Overthinking doesn’t sound so bad on the surface – thinking is good, right?
But overthinking can cause problems.
When you overthink, your judgments get cloudy and your stress gets elevated. You spend too much time on the negative. It can become difficult to act.
It starts with a worrying thought.
That creates more worrying thoughts.
And before you know it there is a tornado of thoughts seething in your mind.
The problem is: The more you try to stop it, the worse it becomes.
So, what can we do? According to Buddhism and western psychology, it’s all about learning the art of acceptance, reframing and letting go.
In Overthinking you will discover:
- Do less and worry less – how it works?
- Causes of mental clutter
- Practice being thankful
- Mindful eating habits
- What does it mean to find your vocation and achieve all your goals
- How to be more positive: 15-step process
- Why do you need to look on the bright side every day
- How does the to-do list remedy the problem
- Ways to de-stress and take a load off
- Tips to help you practice mindfulness
- Where do you get negative thoughts
A recent U.K. study of more than 30,000 people showed that focusing on negative events (particularly through rumination and self-blame) can be the biggest predictor of some of today’s most common mental health. So how can we stop the vicious cycle of worrying?
