“Don’t Overthink It” will help everyone who analyzes everything to the point of feeling frozen. This book will give you the tools to let go and feel productive, peaceful and happy. I love that the focus is on the everyday moments of life. The book will assist you in turning habits into rituals, deciding which decisions to put on auto pilot and reframing failure, among many other things. Anne Bogel shares personal anecdotes, which strengthen each point, from splurging on an experience at a unique restaurant with her family, to giving money and a granola bar to each homeless person she meets. Purchase this book and start on a new path to not overthinking.

Generally speaking, I am not usually a big fan of self-help books but Don't Overthink It by Anne Bogel really resonated with me. In her newest book, Anne discusses various ways we mentally beat ourselves up and how we can stop doing this in positive ways. Since Anne is a fellow overthinker, her story about procrastinating with unpleasant tasks and then later trying frantically to find lost paper work in the middle of the night made me feel like we were two peas in a pod. She writes, "When we put off doing something we don't want to do, we keep the unpleasant thing right in front of us for much longer than we need to." I have never looked at my procrastination in this way and I felt my overworked and sometimes exhausted mind get a big hug from her advice. I also suffer from what Anne calls "Analysis Paralysis" and tend to avoid making decisions when faced with many options. Her Next Steps at the end of every chapter give readers a way to take action and to move forward past old and sometimes detrimental habits. I think that people who suffer from anxiety, negative thinking, procrastination, and self doubt would find a lot of truth and hope in this book.

Anne Bogel is an author whose writing I respect so when I heard she had a new book coming out I, of course, pre-ordered. I was pleasantly surprised to receive an e-galley of this book from the publisher and the author, thank you! Being someone who always tries to have her ducks-in-a-row, it's no surprise that "Don't Overthink It" spoke to me. The book is written in an enjoyable, conversational style but delivers much information and suggestions. After finishing the book last night, I awoke this morning with three take-aways in my head: You get to choose what you think about, the need to build in margins, and how to change some routines into rituals. So many more nuggets of information await me, but these three will be a great start for my situation! This is a book that I will pick up and read through many times - for reference, and for the feeling of camaraderie that's felt through out the pages. Well done!

I read this book over the course of two weeks, letting it percolate.

The author uses simple anecdotes that are extremely relatable, and has very simple and applicable thought exercies that cut right through the usual 'do I? don't I? should I?' chatter that's in the background of overthought decisions, helping to quickly train your thoughts to refer to overarching decisions you've made. In those 2 weeks of reading, I've streamlined decisions I was overthinking, and actually made a life change that I'd been dithering over for two YEARS! (It was the right call. I should have done it 2 years ago.)

In short: read this. It's engaging, and a fun read, and has changed my life for the better. Highly recommending!

Don’t Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and Bring More Joy to Your Life by Anne Bogel is a book for anyone who suffers from the dreaded analysis paralysis. I needed this book. I mean, I overthought how to write this review before I even read the book. After reading it, however, I decided that I need to take Anne’s advice to heart. In the book, Anne draws from her personal experiences with overthinking as well as those of her friends and family, and her warmth and witty personality makes you feel like you are sitting down for coffee with a good friend. She is qualified because she has lived it. I don’t know about you, but that makes it so much easier to take in information that you really need to hear. She tells one story of when her husband was young and had to make a decision on whether to go shopping at Target, which he loved, or wait at home for an opportunity to play with his friends, which he also loved. She talked about how because of his overthinking, whatever he chose to do he would not be happy. Ding! Light bulb moment. I keep going back to this one sentence. It’s an endless cycle, and in this book Anne gives advice on how to break it. Ahhh...sigh of relief. Until Anne made the connection for me, I never really related overthinking to procrastination and exactly how much your internal thoughts affect the rest of your life and relationships. I read this as an Advance Review Copy (ARC) and have highlighted it up. I just sat down to print out my highlights because I can’t wait to annotate my physical copy (yes, I’m one of those people). I have heard myself saying “Don’t Overthink It” a lot lately to my friends and my family but mostly to myself. This is a book I will be coming back to again and again to remind myself to #buytheflowers. I know this book is going to resonate with a lot of people, especially women. Give it a try. I guarantee you will get something out of it.

Anne Bogel is masterful in her ability to persuade. Whether it is in calling out all of us who overthink everything, sometimes to the point of decision paralysis or in her podcast trying to entice people to read something that they hadn't ever considered. This book brilliantly does this through insightful messages and ideas.
Great book for anyone looking for a shot of positivity and insight.
Thank you for the eARC. I've already bought the final book.
#Netgalley #Don'tOverthinkIt #BakerBooks #AnneBogel

What a fantastic read! As I was reading this book, I felt as though I was having a chat about decision making over coffee with a friend. Anne’s style of writing spoke to me personally, and I just could not wait to see what she was going to say next. I never saw myself as an overthinker in general, but through reading Anne’s book, I could clearly see the areas of my life I definitely overthink my decisions.

If you are a person who struggles with decision-making, or doesn’t, this book is for you. As she moves through the decision-making process in great detail, Anne gives practical action steps to address the many ways in which we become stuck when making decisions, hence overthinking. She also clearly states the advantages to moving through decisions with confidence and experiencing the joy of knowing how to do that without so much deliberation. Thank you, Anne, for sharing your knowledge concerning decision-making and encouraging all of us to be better decision makers along the way.

I LOVED this book. and I can't wait to get my hands on the hard copy so I can underline and tab and use as a resource! Anne's clear communication style and her down-to-earth practical applications to stop the "over-thinking" cycle are not just helpful, they are life-changing! After every chapter there are questions that are thought provoking and practical. Her suggestions are simple and profound and would be an encouragement for anyone who tends to overthink not only the small stuff, but weightier decisions. Anne covers the gamut and does so with encouragement and grace. This is exactly the self-help book that will change your life!

Anne Bogel’s latest book, Don’t Overthink It, is not on shelves until March 3rd but as a superfan of the author, I couldn’t wait that long. I was thrilled that an ARC (Advanced Reader’s Copy) became available to me with my pre-order and I am excited to share a review.

Overthinker was not a characteristic I would use to describe myself. I have my moments where ‘analysis paralysis’ has taken me hostage for a bit but overall, I can usually make decisions pretty easily. That being said, I have a history of sweating the small stuff as they say, especially since becoming a mom. Time is more limited now and, in a way, more precious. I can't waste time struggling with uncertainty. Additionally, my choices don’t just affect me anymore, so I want to be sure I make the right one. I really enjoyed the advice in the book and I’m excited to start putting the strategies into practice in my everyday life.

Fans of Anne’s website ‘The Modern Mrs. Darcy’ and podcast ‘What Should I Read Next’ will immediately recognize her gentle style and adorable charm. Her anecdotes are so relatable that all readers will be nodding their heads along with the examples she gives of wasting time and energy agonizing over decisions that could be quick or getting caught up in life clutter that makes simple thought process more challenging than it needs to be. Her strategies and ideas for combatting some overthinking habits seem small and simple but practice can make a big difference.

I am enthusiastically recommending this book to anyone who might gain from adding a little space to their lives and can’t wait to gift it to a few people in my life who I know will benefit from it.

As soon as I knew this author had a new book coming out I just had to preorder it. Then I got lucky and received an ARC of the book due to The Modern Mrs Darcy Bookclub. I have never been able to put into words how I deal with lives challenges and making decisions until I read this book and realized I am an overthinking done to sometimes the smallest things. I once stood in the coffee aisle for 30 mins trying to decide on a new coffee to buy. This is a down to earth approach to making the easiest to sometimes the hard decisions in a timely fashion. Little tips along the way make it all doable and with a friendly approach like you are speaking with an old friend. Even through I have finished the book I catch myself remembering little tips to help make decisions easier. This is good for anyone who has had a hard time making decisions or tends to overthink those decisions for days or weeks after.

I was given the opportunity to read an advance copy of Don't Overthink It by Anne Bogel.

Anne is one of my favorite book podcasters (What Should I Read Next?) and has written three books now. Her third, Don't Overthink It, is a manual on how to break the cycle of ruminating on decisions that should be made instead of debated and debated and debated... At first I didn't really know if this book was for me, because I honestly can be very decisive. I didn't hesitate about getting a new cat when my beloved Mittens died, and then I didn't debate about getting my second boy; I just knew we needed to. When we found the apartment we live in, as soon as we toured it and found out that it was in our price range, I was good to go. When Matt suggests a vacation destination, I usually just agree because I want to go everywhere I haven't been, so I don't make pro/con lists. I just start trying to learn Norwegian or Hungarian.

But then I realized that it's not the big things I overthink. I get lost in the weeds on the little stuff. How should I phrase this email to a parent? Is this really the healthiest cat food for the boys? I can't go on that hike because I haven't printed the trail map yet and the printer is out of ink but the one I do have printed isn't where I want to go today because I don't want to drive all the way to that park so I lose 30 minutes deliberating and I'd already almost be there by now...

I know I need to meal prep but I can't make decisions on what to cook because I start getting lost in things like proteins verses carbs versus fats, and what's a good carb, and what's a good fat, and when the recipe calls for a sweet potato, how big should that potato be, exactly? And then I decide to put off the thinking until tomorrow and just order Chinese food.

Anne lays out strategies for freeing up your brain space and just making the choices. My favorite chapter is the one called "Small Shifts Toward Simple Abundance," in which she lays out the decision of whether or not to buy herself some flowers when she's grocery shopping at Trader Joe's. She goes on to talk about the little things that make life richer, like a small square of dark chocolate after dinner or writing with a high-quality pen. I'll admit that I already tend toward letting myself have the little things, so I agree with all of these sentiments! For me, it's not flowers; my little cat will eat them and poison himself. But it's books and yarn, for sure. I have to limit myself because I love to treat myself to that new best-seller that's all over Instagram or that gorgeous color combo I found at Michael's. I've learned to tame it down a bit by taking pictures with my phone of the books and yarns that I really like and revisiting them. If I read a bunch of the books I have in my house already and rehome them by June, then I can buy more books. If I finish a few of the projects I'm currently in the middle of, I will have space for new yarn.

Finally, something that I plan to write down and keep on my desk at work is this quote:

"We can be creators of justice, love, joy, compassion, and peace. But when we take a look at the world around us, it's clear that these things don't just happen; we have to think about them - and then act on those thoughts."



As a teacher, this is a very important statement to keep in mind.

Wonderfully written and so helpful in stopping the ways I overthink things! The nitpicking and the going over things again and again and again... I'm letting it go! Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for my advance ebook.

I’ve enjoyed all of Anne’s books. This one is full of practical, helpful ideas. As a perfectionist who overthinks all kinds of things, I felt like this book was written for someone just like me!

I found Anne Bogel years ago and resonated immediately with her genuine and charismatic style. She’s a lot like me: a reader, a learner, a lover of fresh flowers. And she loves finding ways to make life easier to make room for what’s most important.

In her new book, Don’t Overthink It, Anne breaks down analysis paralysis and teaches you how to be the master of your own mind rather than its hostage. Once again, Anne’s words are practical and thoughtful, and I don’t think I’ll ever second-guess a grocery store bouquet again. She’s all about helping us find the beauty in life through small and impactful ways.

I didn’t think I was much of an overthinker, but it turns out I am. And now I know what to do about!

Just go out and buy this book—you’ll be glad you did!

BUY THIS BOOK.
Don’t Overthink It.
Just buy the book.
Anne Bogel is the host of the What Should I Read Next podcast and Modern Mrs Darcy blog! Modern Mrs Darcy. I own a copy of every book she’s written and you should too, beginning with #dontoverthinkitbook.
Disclosure1: I participated on this launch team led by Caleb Peavy because I love Anne so much! I even bought a copy of her book to give away! The publisher gave me a digital copy of the book to read in advance.
Disclosure2: I started reading fiction again after Anne interviewed me on her podcast and don’t resent it one bit! https://modernmrsdarcy.com/170-episode/
Just buy the books!
And for goodness sake #buytheflowers, too.Less

P.S. I will review on Amazon as soon as my copy arrives so it appears as a Verified Purchase Review.

This book is a well-written outline of tips we can use to stop overthinking and why we should not overthink. I have known for most of my life that I am an over-thinker but this book helped me to see the impact overthinking has on my life, my time, my family, and my relationships. It also shows that I am not alone in this. The author succinctly describes ways to stop overthinking that are not immediate fixes but instead lifelong tools to use. I look forward to re-reading it in the future. I did not realize how much I needed to read this book.

I LOVED Don’t Overthink It by Anne Bogel. This is a must read for anyone who has ever struggled to make a decision, wasted time and energy wading through uncertainty, or looked back with regret about a choice you wish you didn’t make. This little beauty of a book is packed with tons of real-life stories and practical tools to help each of us live meaningful, intentional lives that reflect what matters most to us. I will definitely come back to this book again and again.

This was such a fun book. I spend half my life, if not more, overthinking. Not matter what I choose to do, I'm always thinking about the things I'm not doing. Anne gives practical, common sense advice to take charge of our brains, and helps us enjoy life a little more. In fact I used some of that advice this morning, and I'm having quite a lovely day.

This book takes a real world and immediately applicable approach to those unhelpful paralyzing thoughts that keep us from making decisions that will bring us peach & joy. Something I know I could use more of. I'm a life-long overthinker and now I have some great tools and stories at the ready to encourage me to move on. This will be a frequent re-read and has found a home on my desk so I remember to don't overthink it.

Anne's writing continues to speak to me long after I put her book down. I often ask what Anne would do in a particular situation from what to read next or if I should buy the flowers.

If you don't already know Anne Bogel, then your first piece of homework is to listen to her podcasts, read her previous books, and get to know her! Her voice is calming, her words are reassuring, and if she gives you a recommendation, it would probably be to your best advantage to follow her words of advice!

So when she writes a book with a title Don't Overthink It, then maybe you should just do as she suggests! She starts off the book with a personal story about an upcoming trip, a looming severe weather threat, and her struggle to find peace with the scenario. We have all been there - struggling to make a decision....fearful that every forward move will be the wrong one. In her book, she suggests various ways to move through the worry and the 'overthinking' and move more towards some release and happiness. Some of her chapter headings include Take Time to Make Time, Speed UP to Move On, Get someone Else to Do it (I like this one), and Small shifts toward Simple Abundance.

I don't consider myself an overthinker but when reviewing this book, I can still use some of her helpful advice in case a stubborn scenario is presented for which I am not sure which way to land!

Thank you to Anne Bogel for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!