Overthinking and worry
Subject in Mental Health
Overthinking and worry has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Modern Wisdom. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Spencer GreenbergMathematician, entrepreneur, founder of ClearerThinking.org and co-author of the book 12 Levers
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
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
Podcasts
- Modern Wisdom · 1 episode
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.