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Hi! I'm Emily Crookston

I'm a best selling ghostwriter, developmental editor, and author. I help experts and business owners write books to grow their businesses without overthinking. My weekly newsletter is Write & Rise

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how a cold plunge silenced my overthinking mind 🥶

Hi Reader! How's your brain? 🧠 Is it clear and calm like a lake imitating glass on a bright summer morning? Or is it more like the dark, churning ocean when there's a hurricane brewing? If you're prone to overthinking, you probably spend more time feeling like the choppy ocean than the placid lake, especially if you're working on a book (or any creative project). And I'm right there with you. Overthinking is my happy place. Ever since I was a kid, I enjoyed following the thread of an idea...

Hi Reader! When I take a step back, I have to chuckle... Here I am a former philosophy professor warning thought leaders about overthinking. 🤣 I surround myself with Big Idea experts. I don't really "play well" with people who don't know how to think. (My sandbox. My rules.) And I'm all for thinking BIG. Thinking big has landed you right where you are. But here's the thing about people like us: We can fall into the trap of overthinking. And overthinking is the opposite of thinking big. When I...