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Over thinking, over analyzing separates the body from the mind, Withering my intuition, leaving all these opportunities behind. — Tool, “Lateralus” Overanalysis I think most readers of this blog will agree that analytical thinking is a very good thing. Without careful, analytical thinking, it would be difficult for us to reason about the world or figure out which actions to take. Also, thinking analytically is just plain enjoyable; that’s why I’m in academia, where I get paid to do it. And yet, I think most of us can also agree that it’s possible to be overanalytical: thinking too much can drain our experiences of emotional vividness and make them feel less real. In this post, I’d like to explore overanalysis a bit. Why is it that analytical thought can dissociate us from the world and prevent us from really experiencing our lives? One answer that I’ve heard, particularly from the mindfulness meditation people, is that thinking is just really distracting. If we get caught up in our tho

Sneaking Past the Gatekeeper | Yearly Cider Yearly Cider Exploring the varieties of human experience. Skip to content Home About ← Open Source Mythology Project? Identity and Bureaucracy → Sneaking Past the Gatekeeper Posted on 2014-04-24 by Darcey Riley Over thinking, over analyzing separates the body from the mind, Withering my intuition, leaving all these opportunities behind. - Tool, “Lateralus” Overanalysis I think most readers of this blog will agree that analytical thinking is a very good thing. Without careful, analytical thinking, it would be difficult for us to

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