#70 - How To Stop Overthinking And Improve Your Accounting Career

If you've ever been told that you think too much, but not in a good way, there's a reason for that.  Your female brain is significantly more active than a male brain, especially in the areas involved in impulse control, focus, mood and anxiety.   So it's not just your roles as an accountant and a mom that causes you to overthink; your female brain is wired for it.  This can make it difficult to recognize when you are spiraling, because your brain may convince you that worrying and ruminating is helpful.   In this age of information overload, it can seem normal, and even necessary, to overthink.  Plus, the field of accounting demands thoroughness, thinking through all possibilities and avoiding mistakes.   While everyone overthinks in certain situations, chronic overthinking may be hurting you and your accounting career more than you realize.  Here's a simple equation for how:   Overthinking -> Pressure -> Stress -> Mistakes/Anxiety/Thought Loops/Unhappiness   This week I'm going to discuss what it means to overthink, symptoms of overthinking and how to get control over it.