Anne Bogel Books

The first step in escaping the maze of overthinking is simply to see it. So many of us carry it as an invisible habit—an endless background hum of analysis and doubt. I’ve met readers who describe how they replay conversations, agonize over minor mistakes, or spend hours crafting the 'right' wording...

From Don't Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and Bring More Joy to Your Life

Why do intelligent, caring, thoughtful people overthink? The answer often lies in fear—the fear of making mistakes, disappointing others, or appearing careless. Perfectionism feeds this fear by convincing us there’s always a 'right' choice if we just think hard enough. But as I’ve learned and share ...

From Don't Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and Bring More Joy to Your Life

Every reader eventually discovers that their relationship with books is as personal as their fingerprint. When I look back, I realize how my reading identity was shaped by small but vivid moments: the first time I stayed up past midnight to finish a novel, or the day a random book recommendation fro...

From I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life

Books, I’ve learned, cling to our memories the way certain scents or songs do. A dog-eared paperback might not only recall the story it tells but also the person we were when we read it. When I pull an old edition off my shelf, I’m not just rereading the text; I’m revisiting a younger version of mys...

From I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life

Early in my own exploration of personality, I realized that people hunger to be understood. Yet often, we misread each other because we mistake difference for difficulty. Knowing personality frameworks changes this. When we grasp that some of us recharge alone while others need social energy, or tha...

From Reading People: How Seeing the World through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything

Over the years, I’ve explored many systems that aim to describe how people think, act, and relate. Each framework carries its own history and perspective. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, for example, organizes human preferences into sixteen types based on four dichotomies. The Enneagram maps nine f...

From Reading People: How Seeing the World through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything