8 Japanese Practices To Quit Overthinking

Bhavya Sharma
Jan 23, 2025

Ganbaru

It literally means to do your best. It teaches us to have faith while the process goes on and just put your best efforts and stay in the present without worrying about the result or future.

Wabi-sabi

Running after Perfectionism leads to overthinking, so Wabi-sabi teaches us to embrace imperfection and find beauty in it as Life isn’t perfect and we should learn acceptance to lead a peaceful life.

Shinrin-yoku

Forest bathing, which asks an individual to engage with nature to reduce stress and overthinking as it provides a break from the daily fast paced life and allows you to calm down.

Hara Hachi Bu

It means to eat until you are 80% full, to prevent yourself from overindulgence which leads to laziness.

Shoshin

Teaches us to adopt the mindset of a beginner, full of curiosity and openness free from fixed and assumed notions.

Kaizen

This method focuses on improving everyday by 1% making small efforts daily to improve rather than running after perfection at once and overwhelming yourself.

Ikigai

Advocates for finding meaning and purpose in one’s life by 4 simple rules : Do what you love, Do what you’re good at, Do what the world needs and Do what you can be paid for.

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