Overthinking with the Overbys

Worth It or Not Worth It


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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!

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Overthinking with the OverbysBy Jo Johnson Overby & Matt Overby

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