I only do two types of thinking: over and under.
Overthinking is when a situation with an apparent treat at the end presents itself, and you are inside your head, “It could be a scam! I don’t know this person! Why is he offering to buy my cheap umbrella for $1000? Cash! It must be a scam. Counterfeit money? Maybe my umbrella is worth millions of dollars and I’m going to lose in this deal. Or, maybe his shoes are worth $2000 and it’s raining. Scam? Not sure. Oh, he just bought someone else’s umbrella for $1500. I can’t believe I missed it. Overthinking = missed opportunity.
Under thinking. (Why is overthinking one word, but under thinking is two?) The random stranger with the van who stopped and said he would give me a drive home after he offered me an opened soft drink that tasted like rohypnol. I was sooo thirsty! It’s fine! I’m sure it’s fine. He said he was taking me somewhere we could be undisturbed. That’s good, right? Under thinking = abduction and probably murder.
There’s a thin yellow, possibly aquamarine, line between over and under thinking. Choose wisely. The consequences could be irrelevant or dire. Indifferent, even. Life altering, or ending. Never mind. It’s fine. Just do, whatever. Or, don’t. What do I know? Nothing. Nothing at all. What line? There’s a line?
When someone in the mall parking lot offers you a free bag of potatoes, you take the potatoes. When someone offers to trade all of your cash for untraceable non-government currency? Obviously, yes! Right?
—DG
Inside Doug's Head 