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This thinking style is useful to a point in our modern lives, but left unchecked, it just results in shame spirals, sleepless nights, stress, overwhelm and anxiety. Long past the point of learning anything helpful for the future, we get stuck on endless replay and those memories become fodder to reinforce self-limiting judgements, negative beliefs

Melli O'Brien • Deep Resilience: A four-step journey to unshakable inner strength

What has helped me cope with my OCD

Tools and thoughts

Lorna • 2 cards

I used to confuse “rational rumination” with intuition. I used to think a lot—a lot—about other people and their motivations, the many problems of the world, and myself and what kind of person I want to be. I thought I was being productive by thinking through these things with the clinical seriousness of a chemist. The reality is that I was working... See more

Catherine Shannon • On cultivating intuition

I rarely think before I speak, and I think that might be because I tend to be rather anxious about stuff – so when I rush to overexplain, entertain, or please others, I say things that are quite superficial. I am scared of presenting my work, my research, to other experts, especially in a conversational and non-formal setting. And it is precisely

This mindset had crippled me. I was rigid. I was fragile. I was playing not to lose instead of focusing on possibilities. And I was embarrassed. When I talked to others I prayed that they wouldn’t ask me what I was doing with my life.…

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Tripp Lanier • This Book Will Make You Dangerous: The Irreverent Guide For Men Who Refuse to Settle

How to think about thinking

Christopher Nourse • 1 card

It’s time to rethink boredom, procrastination and regret

Simon May theguardian.com

This column will change your life: underachieving

Oliver Burkeman theguardian.com