Key points

Some people's heads are running nonstop, thinking or worrying about the future, never living in the present.

The antidotes are learning to trust your gut, use emotions as information, and experiment with spontaneity.

The goal is rewiring your brain; the key is stepping outside of your comfort zone.

Maybe you’re one of those people who live in their heads all the time. You feel relief over jumping the latest life hurdle, but then obsess about what’s next up on your to-do list. Or, you often feel some form of performance pressure in social situations—always thinking about how you need to be in this situation, stepping into character, and then ruminating about how to be in the next one. It’s easy for you to slip into self-criticism, perhaps even perfectionism , and you may be

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