Do you ever find yourself endlessly mentally replaying situations in which you wish you’d performed differently?
You wish you hadn’t said that dumb thing. You wish you’d volunteered for that project that’s now winning accolades. You wish you’d spoken up. You wish you hadn’t dropped the ball with that potential client. Overthinking in this way is called rumination. While we worry about what might occur in the future, we ruminate about events that have already happened.
How to Stop Obsessing Over Your Mistakes
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