10 SimpleShifts 🧠 Stop Overthinking Your Decisions
Practices for clearer intuition, calmer choices, and less inner rehearsal.
If you tend to overthink in the name of being “responsible,” this is for you.
I used to rationalize every decision.
Then I’d rehearse conversations in my head, defending choices to imaginary critics before anyone had even asked.
It was exhausting.
What changed my life was noticing this simple truth: When I’m defending, I’m not listening. Not to the moment. Not to my body. Not to intuition.
These SimpleShifts are a way back to clarity, without needing a perfect argument first.
How to use this
Pick one SimpleShift each day. Don’t attempt all 10 at once.
This isn’t about becoming impulsive. It’s about letting your nervous system unclench, so your inner guidance can actually come through.
Quick Start
If you’re in an overthinking spiral right now, do this first:
Put both feet on the floor.
Exhale once, long and slow.
Say: “No one is on trial.”
Then choose the next step, not the whole plan.
1) The 10-Second Body Vote
Before you think, pause and ask: open or tight?
If it’s tight, don’t decide yet. Exhale once and soften your jaw.
⚡Try it now:
Press your tongue gently to the roof of your mouth, relax your shoulders, and notice if your body shifts toward “open.”
2) Cancel the Imaginary Panel
Catch the moment you’re defending your choice to people who aren’t even there.
Say: “No one is on trial.” Then stop explaining in your head.
⚡Try it now:
Whisper it once, “No one is on trial,” and let the next thought pass without answering it.
3) One Next Step
Overthinking wants the whole plan. Intuition usually gives one step.
Ask: What’s the next true step today? Do that, then listen again.
⚡Try it now:
Write one next step you can do in under 5 minutes. Do it before you add another step.
