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I used to overthink everything—what people thought of me, if I said the right thing, if I was making the right choices. It had me stuck, second-guessing myself instead of just living. But I realized overthinking wasn’t helping me—it was just draining my energy and holding me back. Here’s what’s hel
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THINKING.
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Master Critical Thinking
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Structured thinking: critical skill!!!
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Struggles with Prayer and Overthinking.
I have a tendency to overthink things. I could simply say “Hi” instead of “Hello” and think about it for a week. I fail to be present because my mind is in the past. I also have a tendency to overthink my prayers. That they aren’t good enough. That God won’t hear me. I think about praying in fron
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@liltunechi Stop overthinking and just do it.
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