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The Unsaid is a private place to talk. Nothing is saved and nobody will know. And behind it is Overthinking Is My Best Friend: the upside of a mind that won’t shut up. An honest, quietly funny book about the strength hiding inside your spirals, by Ankit Rao.

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The thing you haven’t said out loud. Say it here, in your own words, at your own pace. No judgement, no wrong way to start. Nobody will know you were here, because nothing you type is saved, ever.

Not therapy, not a doctor, not an emergency service. It is an AI, and it will always say so if you ask. If things feel too heavy, help is one tap away.

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Your mind isn’t broken. It’s been working overtime, for you.

Everyone says “stop overthinking.” Nobody says how.

This book isn’t a guide to fix your brain. It’s a conversation with it. It’s for the high-functioning, sensitive thinkers who smile outside while ten tabs stay open inside.

You rehearse conversations before they happen.

You replay them after they’re done.

You wonder at night if you said too much, too little, or the wrong thing.

You’ve been told “you think too much.” This is for you.

Certified Overthinker logo: a raven with a thought bubble

Meet the raven. He’s overthinking this too.

He’s the unofficial mascot of every mind that won’t shut up. Keep scrolling and see which one is you.

Why a raven?

Thought and Memory

In Norse myth, Odin sent two ravens, Huginn (“thought”) and Muninn (“memory”), out across the world each morning. They came back and told him everything they’d noticed.

One of the smartest birds

Ravens solve puzzles, plan ahead and remember. A mind that notices everything is how they get through the world.

And sometimes, a way out

Even the sharpest minds go round in circles, and we humans do too. Overthinking isn’t the problem. Overthinking with no exit is. That’s what this book, the game and the journal are for: using your thinking as a strength.

Cartoon raven in a hoodie hugging a stack of books titled Existence, Hypotheticals and 13 Backup Plans, under the words I swear I'm just intellectually anxious

Your brain keeps a library.

Existence, hypotheticals, thirteen backup plans. Heavy to carry, until you learn to read it.

Cartoon raven presenting a whiteboard titled Worst-Case Scenarios, under the words It's a beak deal, okay?

You’ve rehearsed the worst case. With slides.

Preparing early is a quiet strength. The trick is knowing when the presentation is over.

Worried cartoon raven holding a huge book titled Contingency Plans, under the words Plan B for Plan C of Plan D

Plan B for Plan C of Plan D.

Overthinkers see roadblocks before anyone else does. That’s foresight, not failure.

Cartoon raven sweating on a treadmill labelled Decision Loop, under the words Overthinking is my cardio

Great cardio. Zero distance.

Loops are exhausting when they go nowhere. The Loop Tracker in the book helps you count the laps.

Cartoon raven at a table surrounded by black spirals, holding a calendar, under the words Team meeting or existential spiral?

Meeting or spiral? Sometimes both.

Not every thought needs solving today. Some just need a box with a label on it.

Every spiral started as a smart question.

Inside the book

Stories from school, work, relationships, travel and identity, and how overthinking showed up in all of it. Not always as a flaw, but often as a quiet strength.

Part I: The outer world

  • The Competitive Mind
  • Running With Thoughts
  • Work, Worry, and Winning
  • Travel Itineraries and Control Freakery
  • Job ≠ Career
  • Overthinker’s Playground

Part II: The inner world

  • Identity in Overload
  • Redefining Success
  • The Validation Detox
  • Clarity in the Chaos

Plus two bonus tools: Build Your Own Boxes and The Loop Tracker.

The Loop Tracker

A bonus tool from the book. It doesn’t stop your overthinking. It helps you notice the moment reflection turns into obsession. Pick the thought you keep replaying, then tell us how many laps it has run today.

Tap a lap count to see what the book suggests.

The full five-step tracker is at the back of the book.

Lap or Leap?

A one-minute game with the raven. Six everyday moments. Each time, pick what your brain would do next. At the end you'll see whether you're going round in laps or taking a leap, and which kind of lap is your favourite.

Just a game for fun and self-awareness. It isn't a test or a diagnosis.

The Spiral Journal

Pick one spiral and give it a name. Say what you want from it. Then walk it through three doors: how you think, how you feel, and what you'll do. It takes about five minutes, and everything stays on your device.

1. Name the spiral

2. Walk it through

Think

What is my mind saying, word for word?

Feel

Where do I feel it, and how big is it?

Act

What is one small thing I can do?

3. Close the loop

A reflection tool, not therapy or medical advice. If a worry feels overwhelming or unsafe, please talk to a qualified professional or someone you trust.

Ankit Rao, author of Overthinking Is My Best Friend, smiling

Meet the overthinker

Ankit Rao is a lifelong overthinker raised in the glorious chaos of Indian expectations, now living in Singapore. By day he leads teams in tech. By thought, he’s five layers deep into a “What if…”, usually while making dosas.

He believes clarity is underrated, and that being “too much” is often just being early.

The raven on this site is the mascot: a very thoughtful bird with a thought bubble that never quite finishes.

Ankit shares his thinking on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. Come say hello.

The mind that won’t shut up is the one that notices everything.

Get the book

Available in paperback, on Kindle and on Google Books. ISBN 979-8-89984-987-9. Published by Notion Press.

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