Two-word phrase to stop overthinking everything

Today's personal development stories are less about big life changes and more about small mental shifts. A mental strength expert offers a simple phrase to break the overthinking cycle, while Maisie Williams reflects on finding joy after a difficult decade.

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Two pieces today offer practical tools for changing your inner dialogue, one from an expert and one from a celebrity.

#01www.cnbc.comSep 6

Use this perfect 2-word phrase to 'stop overthinking everything,' says mental strength expert

Scott Mautz says the phrase 'so what' can cut through rumination by forcing you to confront the worst-case scenario and realize you can handle it. It's a small tactic, not a cure-all, but it's concrete enough to try today.

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#02www.theguardian.comSep 6

‘The first half of my 20s was hell’: Maisie Williams on her tough childhood and why she’s been having more fun since Game of Thrones

Maisie Williams describes her 20s as 'hell' and her post-Thrones period as a struggle to find identity. The interview is less about celebrity gossip and more about the universal experience of feeling lost after a defining chapter ends.

20 min readRead original