A Mirror That Reflects the Truth

Stop Wasting Your Time Parking Yourself in Your Mind

Gholamreza Zare

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We all do it — those endless loops of overthinking, where we park ourselves in the same mental spot and run the same thoughts through our minds again and again.

We think we’re being productive, that we’re working things out, but in reality, we’re just spinning our wheels, getting nowhere fast.

It’s like idling in a parked car, engine running, but going nowhere.

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The truth is, the more time you spend parked in your mind, the more you waste precious time that could be spent moving forward, living your life, and embracing the present. It’s time to stop wasting your time, turn off the engine, and get back on the road.

Our minds are powerful tools, capable of incredible feats of creativity, problem-solving, and insight. But they can also be our biggest enemies, trapping us in cycles of doubt, fear, and hesitation.

When you park yourself in your mind, you’re not living — you’re just thinking about living. You’re stuck in the “what ifs,” the “maybes,” and the “should haves,” replaying scenarios, analyzing every detail, and trying to predict every possible outcome. But here’s the hard truth:

No amount of thinking will ever replace the…

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Gholamreza Zare

Tech enthusiast & writer on a journey of self-improvement and software engineering. Reach me at ghrzarea@gmail.com. Explore more: https://amazon.com/author/zare