Devi Nair
š Read as an ebook š 259 pages ā± Read time: 5 hours š·ļø Published by Aria / One Signal Publishers Genre: Non-Fiction
Confession time: the title had me instantly. Overthinking is practically a personality trait over here, so Amanda Montellās exploration of our collective mental gymnastics felt like a must-read. The early chapters had the exact conversational spark I love, like chatting with a friend whoās finally figured out why we keep refreshing our inboxes or why we convince ourselves that loyalty can fix the unfixable. It felt smart, accessible, and rooted in recognizable cognitive patterns.
Then somewhere around the 30-40% mark the vibe shifted. The chatty tone morphed into long personal essays that felt more like stream-of-consciousness journal entries than the tight cultural critique I was loving. The cognitive-bias explanations started repeating themselves, the jokes thinned out, and suddenly I was skimming paragraphs about the authorās personal thoughts instead of learning anything new about my own brain. The magic (and the overthinking about magical thinking) justā¦ fizzled.
Would I recommend it? If you adore Amanda Montellās podcast voice and want a breezy intro to cognitive biases with a side of memoir, grab the audiobook and treat the back half like optional bonus content. For me, the spark died at 60% and I peacefully closed the tab. No hard feelings, just not my full ride.
Overthinkers, unite! Do you ever catch yourself rationalizing something completely irrational, like believing a lucky number can fix your day? Or maybe manifesting good vibes before a big event? Tell me your favorite magical thinking moment in the comments. I promise thereās no judgment here.
š Read as an ebook š 259 pages ā± Read time: 5 hours š·ļø Published by Aria / One Signal Publishers Genre: Non-Fiction
Confession time: the title had me instantly. Overthinking is practically a personality trait over here, so Amanda Montellās exploration of our collective mental gymnastics felt like a must-read. The early chapters had the exact conversational spark I love, like chatting with a friend whoās finally figured out why we keep refreshing our inboxes or why we convince ourselves that loyalty can fix the unfixable. It felt smart, accessible, and rooted in recognizable cognitive patterns.
Then somewhere around the 30-40% mark the vibe shifted. The chatty tone morphed into long personal essays that felt more like stream-of-consciousness journal entries than the tight cultural critique I was loving. The cognitive-bias explanations started repeating themselves, the jokes thinned out, and suddenly I was skimming paragraphs about the authorās personal thoughts instead of learning anything new about my own brain. The magic (and the overthinking about magical thinking) justā¦ fizzled.
Would I recommend it? If you adore Amanda Montellās podcast voice and want a breezy intro to cognitive biases with a side of memoir, grab the audiobook and treat the back half like optional bonus content. For me, the spark died at 60% and I peacefully closed the tab. No hard feelings, just not my full ride.
Overthinkers, unite! Do you ever catch yourself rationalizing something completely irrational, like believing a lucky number can fix your day? Or maybe manifesting good vibes before a big event? Tell me your favorite magical thinking moment in the comments. I promise thereās no judgment here.