You have something important to finish. Maybe a work assignment, a household chore you have been avoiding for long, or just getting your room clean.
And just as you are about to get up and get going, you are reminded of something else. Completely unrelated.
While each of one of us is guilty of overthinking things on and off, some people can’t seem to stop the constant barrage of thoughts. The commotion inside them includes two destructive thought patterns – worrying and ruminating.
What’s holding you back?
Fear of putting yourself out there in public. Fear of being judged. Fear of not being good enough. Fear of choosing the wrong path.
It is a recent phenomenon, you may also agree.
During my last metro ride, which I took after a gap of two years, I realised that people had found something new to do: staring into their mobile screens. Earlier it used to be staring at other people or into the far unknown.