How Overthinking Takes Over And How To Reclaim Peace

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This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that operates Before Psychology – the Secret Source that exponentially increases the peace performance and potential for any individual or organisation The Self and Overthinking In this episode of the Quality of Mind Transforming Business podcast host Piers chats with Andrew Sewell a leadership and personal coach and author of The Overthinker s Guide to Life Andrew shares his journey from scriptwriting and advertising to coaching The conversation delves into the pervasive issue of overthinking its roots in the modern emphasis on the self and how our historical and societal constructs have exaggerated our sense of individual separateness They explore transformative insights into recognizing the fundamental oneness of existence drawing from concepts in various spiritual traditions Through direct inquiry into the nature of thought Andrew and Piers offer listeners practical wisdom on how to unhook from habitual thinking and experience a more relaxed and connected way of being 00 00 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest 00 44 Andrew Sewell s Background and Career Transition 02 46 The Concept of Overthinking 05 32 The Role of Thinking in Modern Life 08 18 Exploring Self-Referential Thinking 12 11 The Nature of Thought and Self 22 55 Direct Inquiry and Awareness 28 32 The Illusion of Self and Thought 30 04 Experiencing Flow and Losing the Self 32 38 The Rise of Overthinking in Modern Society 33 08 The Deification of the Self 35 41 The Impact of Advertising and Social Media 36 46 Indigenous Perspectives on Self and Nature 38 03 The Concept of Individuation vs Separation 40 31 The Evolutionary Advantage of the Separate Self 46 30 Practical Steps to Reduce Overthinking 48 33 Final Thoughts and Reflections Curious – want to know more You can find out more about Andrew on Linkedin and his website here A summary of the Quality of Mind resources to find out more TASTE THE MANGO YouTube and Sub stack all about Direct Inquiry Explore for yourself Watch past clients talk about the power of Quality of Mind here For a more in depth looking into the nondual understanding behind Quality of Mind listen here or here Find out more about the relevance of Quality of Mind Check out our other podcast episodes a curated list here Subscribe to our Quality of Mind YouTube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts Click here to visit this podcast episode