How to resist the overthinking pattern and improve your decision processA few simple but powerful steps can help a great deal. This is hard to recognise because in hindsight we equate decision outcome with decision quality – but excellent decisions can bring bad results, and poor decisions sometimes lead to great outcomes. This is hard to recognise because in hindsight we equate decision outcome with decision quality – but excellent decisions can bring bad results, and poor decisions sometimes lead to great outcomes. Your overthinking might include “why” themes such as, “Why am I no good at making decisions? Your overthinking might include “why” themes such as, “Why am I no good at making decisions?