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Managing Overthinking (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)

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Get your mind unstuck.It can be challenging to be mindful when you're trapped in your own head. Overthinking comes in many forms overanalysis, perfectionism, worry, rumination and each of these can be harmful to your productivity and well-being at work.This book will teach you how to... Read More
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Get your mind unstuck.

It can be challenging to be mindful when you're trapped in your own head. Overthinking comes in many forms overanalysis, perfectionism, worry, rumination and each of these can be harmful to your productivity and well-being at work.

This book will teach you how to understand what type of overthinking you are experiencing, realise when you're cycling in a mental loop, and break free so that you can trust your gut, make a decision, and move forward with confidence.

This volume includes the work of:

  • Alice Boyes
  • Melody Wilding
  • Thomas H. Davenport
  • Sian Beilock

HOW TO BE HUMAN AT WORK. The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.

Series: HBR Emotional Intelligence Series

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9798892790826

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 March 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Harvard Business Review Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 177.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 144

About the Author

Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, 9 international licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review provides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organisations more effectively and to make a positive impact.

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