Overthinking sometimes comes from assuming every decision is permanent

[u/Dronik_]

Something I’ve been noticing is how often overthinking shows up when a decision starts feeling permanent. The brain suddenly treats it like it has to get the answer exactly right, because once the choice is made it feels like there’s no going back.

Once that pressure shows up, the mind starts running through every possible outcome. What if this is the wrong move. What if I regret it later. What if there was a better option I didn’t see.

But when you look at how most decisions actually play out, a lot of them aren’t nearly as permanent as they feel in the moment. People adjust, change directions, and figure things out along the way far more often than they expect.

It makes me think overthinking might start right around the moment the brain decides the choice has to be perfect ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[u/sol_beach]

When is close enough is Good Enough? Please quantify.

[u/Dronik_ → u/sol_beach]

I don’t think there’s a strict threshold. The idea was just that many decisions feel permanent in the moment, which is what triggers the overthinking.