# One Pattern I’ve Noticed... ! [ rw-book-cover] (https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1875353945461108736/BXMinFCK.jpg) URL: https://twitter.com/TaylinSimmonds/status/1878819866070679565 Author: @TaylinSimmonds on Twitter  ## AI-Generated Summary None ## Highlights > One pattern I’ve noticed in all miserable people: > They overthink and underact. > The system I use to escape the cold, dark prison of overthinking: ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/TaylinSimmonds/status/1878819866070679565)) > “Energy goes where attention flows” > Your energy gets stuck when all your attention is on the thoughts in your head. This creates a downward spiral. > Pull your attention elsewhere to escape the vortex. > This is how: >  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/TaylinSimmonds/status/1878819873364537450)) > 1/ Develop meta-awareness > (Your ability to notice when you’re overthinking). > Understand that you are not your thoughts; you’re the thinker > I meditate 20 minutes a day, bringing my focus back to my breath whenever I catch myself thinking. <video controls><source src="https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1878819886496907264/pl/eMmTeoIJLPcOhrRU.m3u8?tag=14&v=250" type="application/x-mpegURL"><source src="https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1878819886496907264/vid/avc1/320x568/-roLifsFtsxjjm4t.mp4?tag=14" type="video/mp4"><source src="https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1878819886496907264/vid/avc1/480x852/S6v8VtAvLhR8S2Os.mp4?tag=14" type="video/mp4"><source src="https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1878819886496907264/vid/avc1/720x1280/H0eKj3F16nWtD3fA.mp4?tag=14" type="video/mp4">Your browser does not support the video tag.</video> ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/TaylinSimmonds/status/1878819940259569976)) > 2/ Untangle energy knots > Overthinking is a byproduct of unprocessed trauma and negative emotions. > It’s like when your grandma’s kettle boils; the steam builds up until it screams. > Energy that you push down, corrupts your mind. In order to heal, you need to feel. ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/TaylinSimmonds/status/1878819945942798826)) > P.S. If you want more content like this, follow me. > I write about writing and share ideas that fascinate me. > Tap my profile pic + tap 'Follow.' > Thanks :) ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/TaylinSimmonds/status/1878819950804004907)) > 3/ Overthinking stems from indecision > We fear the pain of making the wrong choices. And worse, we fear regret. > But once you understand that every decision has consequences, you can make a choice with certainty. > Choose the path that aligns with your values and don’t look back. >  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/TaylinSimmonds/status/1878819958991265996)) > 4/ You don’t have a thinking problem, you have an action problem > Miserable people try to think their way out of problems that can only be solved with action. > Make action your default mode. > (This tip alone saved my life) <video controls><source src="https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1878819970160746496/pl/5nax2fICHGh_vWm8.m3u8?tag=14&v=30e" type="application/x-mpegURL"><source src="https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1878819970160746496/vid/avc1/320x568/INQKdMB8IHWwVOrc.mp4?tag=14" type="video/mp4"><source src="https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1878819970160746496/vid/avc1/480x852/sP6doNSxcdM3rr1R.mp4?tag=14" type="video/mp4"><source src="https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1878819970160746496/vid/avc1/720x1280/usHoVUGgqyq7qpKz.mp4?tag=14" type="video/mp4">Your browser does not support the video tag.</video> ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/TaylinSimmonds/status/1878820018223256046)) > 5/ Overthinking is the opposite of focus > Overthinking = scattered consciousness > Focus = single pointed consciousness > If you allow yourself to be distracted by social media, messages, emails, calls, and cheap media… > You are training your mind to be chaotic. >  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/TaylinSimmonds/status/1878820028864254075)) > If you can take control of your mind, you've joined the 1%. > Where your attention goes, you give power. > Do you want to give it to politicians and meme accounts who don’t know you exist? > Or do you want to use it to make your dreams come true? <video controls><source src="https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1878820040260116480/pl/AHNmURNSVyNOR1QK.m3u8?tag=14&v=283" type="application/x-mpegURL"><source src="https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1878820040260116480/vid/avc1/320x568/DbZaj69gSw7Roo2P.mp4?tag=14" type="video/mp4"><source src="https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1878820040260116480/vid/avc1/480x852/afFusu9cNov9L7oA.mp4?tag=14" type="video/mp4"><source src="https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1878820040260116480/vid/avc1/720x1280/GqlJis8ZcDFBUr9l.mp4?tag=14" type="video/mp4">Your browser does not support the video tag.</video> ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/TaylinSimmonds/status/1878820101303988499)) > 6/ Abolish pesky thought loops > Looping = bouncing between 2 or 3 dark thoughts > Most people try to think their way out of a thought loop. > Thinking only creates thought loops. Writing breaks them. > Grab a journal and brain dump your thoughts… >  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/TaylinSimmonds/status/1878820109361299914)) > The longer you journal the more stories you will notice. > Separate these stories from the facts. > Most of the stories you tell yourself are based in emotion. They’re created by your mind to validate your feelings. > Once the story is on the page, you realize it isn’t always true. >  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/TaylinSimmonds/status/1878820121528893449)) > Writing brings order to the chaos of your mind. > And it might help you bring order to someone else’s. > Write in your journal to free your mind. > Write on social media to free the world. ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/TaylinSimmonds/status/1878820127405142360)) > Thank you! > I’m grateful to be able to make a living sharing ideas like this that have changed my life. > Follow me [TaylinSimmonds](https://twitter.com/TaylinSimmonds) for more on writing and thinking. > And repost the tweet below to share with a friend. > Until next time, > TS ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/TaylinSimmonds/status/1878820131897307572))