A psychologist suggests that overthinking stems from directing doubt inward rather than outward. A study in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin distinguished between metacognitive humility (awareness of one's knowledge limits) and interpersonal humility (regard for others' knowledge). The research indicated that while interpersonal humility correlates with better well-being, an inward-focused metacognitive approach can lead to worse outcomes over time. The proposed solution to break the cycle of overthinking is to redirect inward-focused questions like "What am I missing?" to outward-focused ones such as "Who would know?", thereby assigning a solvable task to the doubt. AI
RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece by a psychologist offering advice based on a study, not a primary announcement or research release.
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