242: The Overthinker's Guide to Making Decisions by Joseph Nguyen from Bookworm

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242: The Overthinker's Guide to Making Decisions by Joseph Nguyen

1 hour 28 minutes Posted Feb 13, 2026 at 12:00 pm.

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Today‘s Book

Part I: A New Way to Decide

1: The Silent Weight of Choice

2: Why Do We Overthink?

3: Your Focus Determines Your Decisions

4: Where Our Best Decisions Come From

5: But What If I Make the Wrong Decision by Trusting Myself?

6: What If My Decision Upsets Someone I Care About?

7: So How Do We Actually Make Better Decisions?

8: The TRUST Decision-Making Framework

9: Conclusion: A New Perspective

10: The Threshold Before You

11: Guide to Using This Book Most Effectively

12: Decision-Making Principles

Part II: Discovering Yourself as a Decision-Maker

Part III: Practicing TRUST

Part IV: Tiny Acts of Self-Trust

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Today's author promises to teach us frameworks and principles to help us stop overthinking when trying to decide. Join Mike and Cory as they attempt to escape the endless "what if" loops in their brains and make better (and more intuitive) decisions.

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Mike's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Cory's Rating: ⭐

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