# Tips to avoid overthinking When we overthink we focus on the goal, the endgame, the future, how long the journey is and we feel overwhelmed. Instead, we should not worry about that. That will come, but later on. We don't need to focus on that now, but instead on our next step. ## Story - The Boy the Horse, the Fox and the Mole The boy and a horse are in the woods, and the boy says to the horse "I can't see a way through". And the horse says "Can you see your next step?". And the boy says "Yeah". And the horse says "Just take that".