# Overthinkers unite!

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**Created:** [August 6, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overthinkers-unite/988153 "2023-08-06T18:24:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overthinkers-unite/988153/2 "2023-08-06T18:37:34Z")

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And yes we’ve done this before, thanks to @Lumpy, @Beckdawrek, @Chefguy, and @Gatopescado back in November 2018…

> **[Your examples of overthinking things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-examples-of-overthinking-things/825083)**
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> Have you ever spent hours doing something the hard way, only to finally realize there was a much quicker and simpler way to do it? My latest example is that I need to make a cardboard five pointed star; I spent I don’t know how long looking up how...

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