Helping overwhelmed creatives turn overthinking into expert thinking. 3 useful things every Thursday to gain clarity, get more done, and feel great about it.
Every way to change your mind — Hold That Thought!
Welcome to the 41 new thinkers who joined the Hold That Thought newsletter this week!
Every Thursday I share three useful things to help you turn your overthinking into expert thinking. Here are this week’s picks, loosely themed around changing perspective:
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Sometimes it can seem impossible to go from thinking a persistent, unhelpful thought to an empowering one — it may be too big of a leap for our minds to make.
Bridge that gap with a Thought Ladder
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“Neurodiversity may be every bit as crucial for the human race as biodiversity is for life in general. Who can say what form of wiring will prove best at any given moment?”
— On the neurological underpinnings of geekdom by Harvey Blume in the Atlantic, September 1988
More on neurodiversity from Thinking Person's Guide to Autism
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From binaural beats to brain surgery, here's every way to change your mind, from Neurotechnology Researcher Milan Cvitkovic
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Hello! My name is Kim Witten and I’ve spent four decades overthinking absolutely everything. I’ve turned this ability into a superpower to get stuff done and now my mission is to help others do the same. Read more about my journey
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