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You can know better to not overthink and still overthink.


You got it. And on a more broad level, knowing better but not doing is the root of all maladies.

And brings out questions about free will, agency, self-control, volition... and more.

These days I am fond of 2 books that actually touch on this very topic: "Grit" and "Ego is the enemy".




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