Rial - Am I Overthinking This?: Over-answering lifes questions in 101 charts

Copyright 2019 by Michelle Rial.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Rial, Michelle, author.
Title: Am I overthinking this? / by Michelle Rial.
Description: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2019]
Identifiers: LCCN 2018035784 | ISBN 9781452175867 (hc), 9781452177380 (epub, mobi)
Subjects: LCSH: Worry--Humor.
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Overthinking
My Daily Routine Overthinking
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Overthinking
the Subject Line Overthinking
Adult Life Overthinking
Relationships Overthinking
the Small Stuff Overthinking
the Big Stuff This is not a book of charts. This is a book of questions. Questions Ill attempt to answer and over-answer with the help of charts, graphs, and physical objects. Questions like: Which wine should I bring? How should I start this email? Do I really need more plants? This book is a window into my anxieties , and maybe some of yours, too. In it, I try to capture the infinite mind maps we, as overthinkers, create when we attempt to make even the most insignificant of decisions. This book has dreams of being on your coffee table , but hopefully never as a coaster (more about book lending etiquette on ).

It dreams of being a gift to your friend with the plant problem hobby. It hopes to be a reminder that there isnt always one right answerand that, sometimes, the only answer is to pick a path and keep moving. This book is a work-around. Its a response to a long struggle with chronic pain that eventually limited my ability to work as a graphic designer. Id spent years creating dense digital charts and infographics, accompanied by an endless cycle of flare-ups. I eventually left my job as a senior designer at a fun media company with great snacks, very aware of all that I could no longer do.

Eventually, and thankfully, I shifted my focus to what I could dochartsbut they had to be simple. I switched to pen and paper, adding the occasional object when my hands were too achy from drawing. With these simple charts, I could tell the story of my many anxieties in just a few lines. This book didnt cure me , but it did give me a reason to keep going. But maybe Im overthinking it.

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