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This week I was left alone with a mic, a baby monitor, and a brain that refuses to stay on one track, so we're going to lean into it. Join me for a tour through hyperfixation, the messy reality of being a tinkerer, and the fine line where curiosity turns into clutter.

Jo will be back next week so if this wasn't your thing we'll see you then!

If you've got a thought to share or are looking for a bit of advice on something, leave us a voicemail at the link below!

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We bounce from everyday logistics to how authenticity lands in different rooms and how birthdays can mess with your sense of progress. We also dig into what’s truly worth spending money on, what’s overhyped, and how to navigate family boundaries when you’re a young couple making adult choices.

This week we get into:

• recording rhythm, tiredness, and why skipping breakfast backfires
• listening back to ourselves, tone, and the intent versus impact problem
• corporate communication norms and why directness can feel abrasive
• leadership versus mentoring, hands off management, and discomfort with confrontation
• birthday updates, the Dairy Queen power outage cake scramble, and self tanner before an event
• ADHD time blindness, clean slate thinking, and why milestones trigger reflection
• “worth the money” picks, cost per use logic, and where we happily spend
• “not worth it” picks, skincare hype, and choosing sleep and water as low hanging fruit
• backyard garden maintenance, herbicide concerns, and farm family context
• bad dad and mean mom moments, guilt around missed bedtimes and shortcuts
• word of the week “folderol” and why it fits
• listener questions, video game loot pockets, and our default “fit”
• advice on living together in college, parental financial support, boundaries, and consequences

If you've got a thought to share or are looking for a bit of advice on something, leave us a voicemail at the link below!

https://www.speakpipe.com/overthinkingpod

If you'd like to message us you can use the email below or the text link at the top overthinking@theoverbys.com

CONNECT:
TikTok: @jojohnsonoverby / @matt.overby
Instagram: @jojohnsonoverby / @matt.overby
Website: https://jojohnsonoverby.com/

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We jump from caffeine to what it looks like to support each other without taking on each other’s panic. We also dig into parenting language, reality TV culture, and practical listener questions about personal growth and freelance money.

Join us this week for:
• caffeine, sleep quality, and the ADHD-shaped urge to chase stimulants
• how we handle stress differently in marriage and try not to enmesh
• why we try to remove words like stupid from our home vocabulary
• a parenting stance on exposure, context, and not using language at people
• life updates, sewing projects, garden hornworms, and the fruit vs vegetable rabbit hole
• Love Island follower growth, post-show content strategy, and “owning the edit”
• discomfort with reality TV incentives, humiliation as entertainment, and money’s power
• word of the week: susurrus, a whispering or rustling sound
• advice on personal growth with a partner and the reality of little-kid seasons
• freelance budgeting tips: plan to your floor, build a float account, use quarterly bonuses, consider a line of credit carefully

If you've got a thought to share or are looking for a bit of advice on something, leave us a voicemail at the link below!

https://www.speakpipe.com/overthinkingpod

If you'd like to message us you can use the email below or the text link at the top overthinking@theoverbys.com

CONNECT:
TikTok: @jojohnsonoverby / @matt.overby
Instagram: @jojohnsonoverby / @matt.overby
Website: https://jojohnsonoverby.com/