I use "overthinking" to mean "making something more complicated than it actually is". I told Azure recently that he was overthinking a puzzle, because, well, he was thinking of really complicated solutions and the actual one was quite simple. But then again, I am a feely person. I think. :-)
As an ISTJ, I don't think there is such a thing as overthinking. However, I would ask what your whole personality type is. If you have a Perceiving preference, that may be what combines with your thinking preference to cause "overthinking." People with a perceiving preference will take longer to make decisions than a J preference. This is not our of indecisiveness, procrastination, or laziness. This is just because a P preference wants to wait in case a better idea or more information comes in. I guess this is what a previous poster referred to as decision paralysis. So, I can see someone who is a NTP taking longer to make a decision than a STJ. The NTP wants to make as many interconnections as possible, consider all ideas, make the decision thoroughly and sequentially, and take time to implement the decision. On the flip side, an STJ will believe what they have seen/experienced before, think thoroughly through the situation, then implement the decision quickly so they can get to the next item on their to-do list
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