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Consequences of Too Much Thinking and an Antidote
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1. Makes yourself unhappy.
Explore what makes you happy. Remember you can't buy happiness.

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​2. Fuels worry and anxiety
Explore what fuels clarity and calm

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3. Feel cut off from others
Explore connecting with others

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​4 Compare yourself with others – either worse off or superior to others.
Learn to appreciate diversity

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​5. Live in unfulfilled fantasies.
Breathe in and out long and deep as a step towards clarity

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6. Setting up boundaries to keep out difficult people
Expand your circle of contacts

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​7. Feel something is missing 
Experience what you appreciate​

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8. Distorts reality
See a thought as a thought

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9. Tires the mind, produces headaches
Recognise life outside excessive thinking

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10. Blocks access to deep insights
Calmness and meditation develop depth of receptivity.

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Remember
Wise thought keeps you grounded 

Wise thought contributes to dissolution of problematic states of mind. 

At times, we need to give a degree of thought (reflection) to issues rather than ignore.

Stay awake.

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