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EPISODE · Apr 29, 2026 · 9 MIN

Why You Can't Stop Overthinking (your brain is doing its job)

from Master of Life Awareness 🧠 · host Igor Turkusic - SF Walker

DESCRIPTION: You are not crazy. You are not weak. You are not broken. You are running a program that was never designed for the life you are trying to build. Why You Can't Stop Overthinking? Your brain is doing its job.What you will take away: — Why you can't stop overthinking and why it is not your fault — What Steve Peters, Daniel Kahneman and Barbara Oakley all agree on — Three steps to break the loop without fighting your own brain — Why the answer never comes while you are chasing itTIMESTAMPS:00:00 — You are not broken 00:17 — Who is Igor and what is this series 00:36 — The problem — survival software in a creation world 03:16 — Visual: What your brain was actually built for 03:51 — The solution — three steps to break the loop 05:36 — Visual: Name it. Slow down. Give it a deadline. 06:11 — Igor's story — living the spiral and walking out of it 07:45 — Your next step 08:13 — Help me reach 10,000 08:44 — CloseThis isn't about silencing your mind. It's about giving it a better job.📖📚 Get "The Chimp Paradox" by Steve Peters on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4dbtmqW📖📚 Get "Thinking Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3R9qySx📖📚 Get "A Mind for Numbers" by Barbara Oakley on Amazon: https://amzn.to/42BckwfYOUR FIRST STEP:Before you can change the narrative, you have to find out which human need is driving it. Underneath every repeating pattern in your love and work is a primary need.👉 Take the free Human Needs Test here: https://6-human-needs.sfwalker.com/HASHTAGS:#WhyYouCantStopOverthinking #Overthinking #MasterOfLifeAwareness #SFWalker #ChimpParadox #DanielKahneman #Mindset #SelfAwareness #PersonalDevelopment #HumanNeeds #HowToStopOverthinking #GrowthMindset #RemoveTheNoise #FindTheSignal ABOUT THE CHANNEL:Master of Life Awareness Series — cutting through the noise, one walk at a time.400+ books. 9 years of walking with a book of the week. Subscribe to stay on the path.Love and Respect,Igor | SF Walker

DESCRIPTION: You are not crazy. You are not weak. You are not broken. You are running a program that was never designed for the life you are trying to build. Why You Can't Stop Overthinking? Your brain is doing its job.What you will take away: — Why you can't stop overthinking and why it is not your fault — What Steve Peters, Daniel Kahneman and Barbara Oakley all agree on — Three steps to break the loop without fighting your own brain — Why the answer never comes while you are chasing itTIMESTAMPS:00:00 — You are not broken 00:17 — Who is Igor and what is this series 00:36 — The problem — survival software in a creation world 03:16 — Visual: What your brain was actually built for 03:51 — The solution — three steps to break the loop 05:36 — Visual: Name it. Slow down. Give it a deadline. 06:11 — Igor's story — living the spiral and walking out of it 07:45 — Your next step 08:13 — Help me reach 10,000 08:44 — CloseThis isn't about silencing your mind. It's about giving it a better job.📖📚 Get "The Chimp Paradox" by Steve Peters on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4dbtmqW📖📚 Get "Thinking Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3R9qySx📖📚 Get "A Mind for Numbers" by Barbara Oakley on Amazon: https://amzn.to/42BckwfYOUR FIRST STEP:Before you can change the narrative, you have to find out which human need is driving it. Underneath every repeating pattern in your love and work is a primary need.👉 Take the free Human Needs Test here: https://6-human-needs.sfwalker.com/HASHTAGS:#WhyYouCantStopOverthinking #Overthinking #MasterOfLifeAwareness #SFWalker #ChimpParadox #DanielKahneman #Mindset #SelfAwareness #PersonalDevelopment #HumanNeeds #HowToStopOverthinking #GrowthMindset #RemoveTheNoise #FindTheSignal ABOUT THE CHANNEL:Master of Life Awareness Series — cutting through the noise, one walk at a time.400+ books. 9 years of walking with a book of the week. Subscribe to stay on the path.Love and Respect,Igor | SF Walker

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