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Mar 2024
59m 45s

Overthinking

ELLIE ANDERSON, PH.D. AND DAVID PEñA-GUZMáN, PH.D.
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Overthink goes meta! In the 100th episode Ellie and David reflect on the podcast’s journey and the origins of its (flawless!) title. They take up the question, “What is overthinking?” Is it a kind of fixation on details or an unwanted split in the normal flow of ideas? Then, they turn to psychology to make sense of overthinking’s highs and lows, as the distr ... Show More
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