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.

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.

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.

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!

This book was a wonderful guide to stopping overthinking. I think resources on this specific topic are rare, and I hadn't realized how much I needed this book until I began reading it. Anne Bogel shares stories that are very human and really let us know that she, too, struggles with this, but she has strategies to overcome it and she is willing to share. She gives practical, simple advice that I plan on applying in my day-to-day life. I would highly recommend this to anyone who struggles with overthinking!

“The way we see ourselves has enormous implications on how we live our lives.”
We all have things in our lives that we spend too much time thinking about. Whether it’s small decisions, big decisions, spending money or saying the right thing, we can get stuck thinking about that thing over and over and over. Anne Bogel admits to being a person who overthinks a lot in many areas and shares her tips for trying to get unstuck in Don’t Overthink It.

I came across Anne Bogel just a few years ago despite being an avid bookworm like her. She has a book review blog called Modern Mrs. Darcy. I first came across her though when I read her book, Reading People, about personality tests. I really loved that book and then found her blog and her book I’d Rather Be Reading (which is a wonderful book for any book lover). I was able to read an advanced copy of Don’t Overthink It through NetGalley.

Don’t Overthink It is divided into three sections that covers setting yourself up for success, taking charge and letting the sun shine in. Each section has chapters that cover a specific type of overthinking and ways to help overcome it. She uses a lot of examples from her own life. One example was when she and her husband were on vacation in New York City and it rained the hour they planned to walk through Central Park. They thought about going to a restaurant or coffee shop but didn’t know if any near them were good. So they spend the hour thinking about it instead of making a decision and enjoying something.

I would highly recommend Don’t Overthink It to anyone who experiences overthinking. It gives lots of situations and some really good solid tips for taking control over your thought life. Just even being exposed to that idea can help a lot – you can be in control of your thoughts!

I went into Don’t Overthink It knowing that I am definitely an overthinker. My nature includes being analytical, logical, and a learner. Much of the time these strengths serve me well. Sometimes I spend so much time on these things I miss opportunities or just experience plain old indecision.

The book includes so many real-world examples and practical tips that help you understand how various aspects of overthinking can affect your life and how to start dealing with it. I know I’ll be rereading soon and revisiting chapters over time.

One example is a section called Complete the Cycle. I remember reading the original blog post the author wrote about this, and it really helped with what should be a pretty easy task for a single person: laundry. Somehow that process would stress me out, and I could never figure out why. I tried the simple idea of just doing one load at a time — wash, dry, and put away before starting the next load — and it made a huge difference. Sure, sometimes that doesn’t work, like when preparing to travel, but most of the time it does. Reading about this again in the book reminded me that I wanted to see if I could identify more opportunities to complete the cycle.

Even if you don’t think you’re an overthinker, this book likely still has plenty to share with you about making decisions and creating a better future.

As a follower of Anne Bogel, through her "lifestyle blog for nerds" Modern Mrs. Darcy due to it's focus on books and reading, I was intrigued when she first announced the topic of her latest book-in-development. I eagerly pre-ordered a copy primarily because of Anne's approach and style. Not only does she offer a fresh view of ordinary every day topics, peppered with personal stories, but her style is easy to read and grasp. This same approach is evident throughout this book.

Don't Overthink It... grabbed my attention from the opening chapter as Anne described her inner debate regarding travel in potentially bad weather. Just days prior, I had gone through this same debate with myself (as I've done numerous times living here in "lake effect" snow country.) From that point on, I continued to read with great interest as I recognized myself, and others close to me, in the various "real life" scenarios which make this book so relatable.

I am an overthinker, prone to wasting way too much time ruminating, so I was naturally drawn to this book and am very appreciative of the strategies Anne shared. For those that don't see themselves in that particular category, Anne goes beyond that specific issue. She offers great insight, practical strategies, and recommended resources on topics such as values based decision-making, perfectionism, simple abundance, and bringing more joy into our lives. Even though the latter topic appears in a number of other places, Anne gives it her own practical and grounded touch.
Many of those ideas, as well as a number of quotes from earlier chapters, are now recorded in my planner for the coming months!

Highly recommended.

FYI - I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley and Baker Books on which I based my own honest opinion.

Did I overthink when I should finish this book so that reading the galley didn't count AGAINST my goal to read all black authors in February? Yes, yes I did. But mostly, I'm not an overthinker. So, this book ended up being quite a bit of a revelation to me. Like "wow, I had no idea people struggled this hard with this!" That being said, if you think you might be an overthinker, you'll find lots of great info and actionable tips in here!
As an Anne Bogel fangirl, I was thrilled to be part of the launch team and to receive a galley for this book in order to review it! If you grab a copy before Tuesday, the pre order bonuses are MONEY. Go get you one!