Overthinking Conqueror Gifts

"Okay, Brian, it’s time to shut down your brain, quiet the anxious thoughts and begin to relax—just let it all go... and take a Valium."

"Bark or stare? Always a tough decision. Bark? Maybe stare? Whimper? Maybe? Meanwhile, stare."

"Good" "Bad" "Work on it" "Keep working - maybe it's not as bad as you think it is" "Put it to a committee" "Give up" "Make it worse" "Make it better" "Still a bad idea" "Overthink it" "Throw yourself into a pit of wild badgers" "Throw it away" "Call it done" "Sigh."

That party went well.

No Immediate Danger

"Well, if you're still awake when the time changes, you'll lose an hour of overthinking everything, too."

"The problem with these instructions is that they assume I have the attention span to actually read something."

"This may be Malcolm Gladwell talking, but we were married on the wrong day!"

'I think I'm decisive. Can I get back to you on that?'

'We like to find just the right slot for our people.'

"Looting and plundering! Looting and plundering! There must be more to life!...."

'No, go ahead and critique my mss. I'm always ok ... after the initial reaction.'

'Oh silly me, I'm trying to fix my glasses with nasel spray instead of super-glue!'

"If I go to the party alone, will I be able to leave when I want? But then, there's always the possibility that I will get stuck talking to someone. I can't shake the problem is me. What if no one else likes me? I'm the only one being critical... The issue is I'm not enough and it's really so huge." "The over thinker"

"My problem is I obsess over whether I worry enough."

"I asked you to hang a picture, how much more difficult can you make it?"

"Thanks a bunch. I'll just run these by our committee and pass them along."

"Wake up, baby. I just realized how my insomnia is all your fault."

You spend way too much time and energy stewing over things, Al

"I ran out of answers before she ran out of questions."

'Diet Plan Rule number one: Stop using ice cream truck music as your ringtone.'

'Don't internalise that simmering rage -- get it out of your system on website comments sections.'

'Dinner for two, table for seven.'

Overeaters anonymous meeting 9 to 10pm

Think - But not too much.

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"Right foot, left foot, inhale, exhale, right foot..."

Man with world on his shoulders

"It's tough sticking to a diet when you're surrounded by temptation."

"Thanks for the interview. And, you're definitely on my shortlist."

'I've started this new 'Detox' diet - no caffeine or alcohol...no processed foods...

'I've decided to help you diet. I had invisible fencing installed around the refrigerator.'

"I forgot to put bay leaf in the red beans and no one even noticed."

"You are right...testing shows you have chocolate in your DNA."

Freeway exits: Should, Woulda, Coulda.