What Spencer Greenberg has said about Overthinking and worry
2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 10, 2026
Spencer Greenberg, Mathematician, entrepreneur, founder of ClearerThinking.org and co-author of the book 12 Levers, has been quoted on Overthinking and worry 2 times in 1 episode of Modern Wisdom, most recently on October 10, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Greenberg recommends scheduled worry time, which shows anxious people they have more control over worry than they believed.
“people start to realize, huh, I seem to have more control over my worry than I thought”
Modern Wisdom: The Only 12 Lessons Buried In Every Self-Help Book - Spencer Greenberg - #1161 (Oct 10, 2026) · Listen from 45:31
Greenberg doubts that intelligence is strongly linked to worry, though it may relate to overthinking.
“I know there's a perception that they are, but I don't think it's actually very linked to worry per se. Overthinking probably more so”
Modern Wisdom: The Only 12 Lessons Buried In Every Self-Help Book - Spencer Greenberg - #1161 (Oct 10, 2026) · Listen from 47:35
Episodes
The Only 12 Lessons Buried In Every Self-Help Book - Spencer Greenberg - #1161Modern Wisdom · Oct 10, 2026 · 1 h 27 min
Spencer Greenberg tells Chris Williamson how hundreds of self-help techniques reduce to 12 psychological levers, covering values, habits, fear, overthinking, productivity and willpower.
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