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Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking (Overcome Toxic Thought Patterns and Take Control of Your Mindset) Hardcover – April 6, 2021
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It steals time, creativity, and goals. It's the most expensive, least productive thing companies invest in without even knowing it. And it's an epidemic. When New York Times bestselling author Jon Acuff changed his life by transforming his overthinking, he wondered if other people might benefit from what he discovered. He commissioned a research study to ask 10,000 people if they struggle with overthinking too, and 99.5 percent said, "Yes!"
The good news is that in Soundtracks, Acuff offers a proven plan to change overthinking from a super problem into a superpower.
When we don't control our thoughts, our thoughts control us. If our days are full of broken soundtracks, thoughts are our worst enemy, holding us back from the things we really want. But the solution to overthinking isn't to stop thinking. The solution is running our brains with better soundtracks. Once we learn how to choose our soundtracks, thoughts become our best friend, propelling us toward our goals.
If you want to tap into the surprising power of overthinking and give your dreams more time and creativity, learn how to DJ the soundtracks that define you. If you can worry, you can wonder. If you can doubt, you can dominate. If you can spin, you can soar.
- Print length240 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherBaker Books
- Publication dateApril 6, 2021
- Dimensions5.75 x 1 x 8.75 inches
- ISBN-101540900800
- ISBN-13978-1540900807
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You know that thought that keeps you up at night? That one you've been thinking about for years? Let's do something about that.
Soundtracks made of music have the ability to completely transform a moment, but soundtracks made of thoughts are even more powerful.
When you don’t create, curate, and choose what soundtracks you’ll listen to, the music doesn’t stop. You
just hear a bunch of songs you don’t like.

Overthinking is essentially when your brain spins on a thought or an idea for longer than you anticipated.
The good news is that you’re bigger than your brain. It’s just one part of you, and it’s under your control. The same brain that told you for years that you couldn’t do something can be taught to tell you just the opposite.
Your brain is waiting for you each day. It’s waiting to be told what to think. It’s waiting to see what kind of soundtracks you’ll choose.
It’s waiting to see if you really want to build a different life.
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"If you're ready to change your narrative, Jon Acuff is here to help."Seth Godin, author of The Practice |
"I'll never think about thinking the same way."Kendra Adachi, New York Times bestselling author of The Lazy Genius Way |
"Are you an overthinker? If you had to think about it, you should get Jon's new book."Jim Gaffigan, comedian and author of Food: A Love Story |
"Jon Acuff is the guide we need right now for where we want to go and who we want to be."Annie F. Downs, bestselling author and host of the That Sounds Fun podcast |
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It steals time, creativity, and goals. It's the most expensive, least productive thing companies invest in without even knowing it. And it's an epidemic.
In Soundtracks, New York Times bestselling author Jon Acuff offers a proven plan to change overthinking from a super problem into a superpower.
If you want to tap into the surprising power of overthinking and give your dreams more time and creativity, learn how to DJ the soundtracks that define you. If you can worry, you can wonder. If you can doubt, you can dominate. If you can spin, you can soar.
"Jon Acuff has identified a hidden obstacle to success and produced a plan for knocking it down. So don't overthink the decision. Just pick up this practical, funny book and prepare to take notes."--Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author of When, Drive, and To Sell Is Human
"Can science throw a party? Because that's what this book feels like. A smart, actionable, research-based party that makes you laugh hard and feel sad when it's over. I'll never think about thinking the same way."--Kendra Adachi, New York Times bestselling author of The Lazy Genius Way
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I waited thirteen years to share this secret.
I apologize for taking so long, but it seemed too good to be true.
Maybe it was a fluke. Maybe it worked for me because my situation was unique. Maybe everything that happened was an accident, and if I tried to teach someone else how to do it, it wouldn't help. Maybe if I shared it, people would think I was weird. Better to keep it to myself.
So I did.
This secret moved me to Nashville.
It helped me hit the New York Times bestseller list.
It sent me around the world.
For years I kept this secret in my back pocket, using it to transform my career, my relationships, my health, and every other part of my life. Eventually though, I got curious. Was I the only one this secret could help?
I launched a survey, asking ten thousand people if they struggle with the thing I figured out. More than 99.5 percent of them said yes.
If you'll lean in close, I'll tell you what the secret is:
I discovered how to turn overthinking from a super problem into a superpower.
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- Publisher : Baker Books (April 6, 2021)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 240 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1540900800
- ISBN-13 : 978-1540900807
- Item Weight : 1.04 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.75 x 1 x 8.75 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #13,878 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #124 in Motivational Management & Leadership
- #179 in Business Motivation & Self-Improvement (Books)
- #408 in Success Self-Help
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JON ACUFF is the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including his Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller, Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done. He’s an INC Magazine Top 100 Leadership speaker and has spoken to hundreds of thousands of people at conferences and companies around the world including: FedEx, Nissan, Microsoft, Lockheed Martin, Chick-fil-A, Nokia, and Comedy Central. His large and highly engaged social media following includes nearly 300,000 Twitter followers, more than 187,000 Facebook followers, more than 125,000 Instagram followers, and more than 90,000 email subscribers who look to him for his unique blend of humor, honesty, and hope. He lives outside of Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife and two teenage daughters. His latest book, Soundtracks, will be available nationwide April 6, 2021.
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Honestly, I have struggled with overthinking all my life. Through his book, Jon has given me many ideas and tools to help end the struggle. To know that I can end the overthinking by just changing the soundtrack that I listen to has been life-giving. Thank you for your wisdom wrapped in humor. It is just what I need.
Jon, if you need my address, just let me know…
Hmmm. I do that. I thought everyone did that.
I was right.
I thought it was just how my brain worked. There's nothing I can do to change.
I was wrong.
Jon Acuff has done it again. His book, Do Over, helped me find a new job in the career I had been out of for 15 years, and to continue to grow in that new/old career.
His book, Finish, has been helping me, a chronic goal setter and starter, to reach the finish line in several of the goals I have had for years.
His new book, Soundtracks, is teaching me how to flip the negative thoughts that run behind everything I do into positive thoughts that encourage me to move forward.
I have always thought positive affirmations were silly, goofy and, let's face it, just plain dumb because my brain refused to accept positive statements about myself that it “knew perfectly well” were not true.
My brain is a jerk.
So is everyone's brain.
But they don't have to be!
Jon Acuff uses humor, science, research projects, and personal stories of his own, as well as hundreds of others, to prove that our brain can be retrained to avoid the negative thoughts that slow us down or stop us by replacing them with, not cheesy affirmations that no one believes, but positive soundtracks that motivate us to become the people we want to be. He leads us, step by step, from being stuck in our goals, careers, and/or relationships to being able to move forward with courage, resilience and a fun, new positive attitude.
And he makes me laugh. Hard. Out loud where I probably shouldn't.
His enthusiasm for helping others is contagious, his references to pop cultures are amazing, and sprinkling queso and gummy bears, he encourages us to create new personal soundtracks that launch us forward each day towards the future we want.
Warning: This is not a 'just say it and it will become true' book. Batteries are not included. There is real work involved. But it's so fun!!
Fortunately, there's not 999,998 steps to changing your internal soundtracks - just three.
So even if you don't have a problem with overthinking (and according to research, about 0.5% or fewer of the world's population don't), run, do not walk, and pick up a copy of Jon Acuff's Soundtracks. (You could always use it to help the rest of us!)
P.S. Get a hard copy if you must because you are a person (like me!) who loves to hold books in your hand and highlight as you go, but do yourself a favor and get the audio book too. Jon does the audio book himself, and his voice, inflection, humor and enthusiasm comes across with every word. (Also, he adds extra stuff in the audio book that isn't in the print copy!!)
Full Disclosure: I jumped at the chance to get an advance copy when I pre-ordered this book with the condition that I write an honest review. No problem. I love the books I've read by Jon Acuff and plan on reading as many as he writes, laughing all the way to a better me.
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Dieses over thinking ist gar nicht so leicht in den Griff zu kriegen.
Der Autor Jon Acuff hat mit seinem Buch Soundtracks eine erstaunlich simple Lösung beschrieben mit der man diesen sich wiederholenden Gedankensalat tatsächlich gut in den Griff bekommen.
Seine Art zu schreiben ist zudem auch sehr witzig, so dass man immer wieder schmunzeln muss was bei der Schwere des Themas wirklich hilft.
Er hat auch begleitend viele wissenschaftlich gestützte Studien machen lassen, was das Ganze sehr seriös und nachvollziehbar macht.
Es ist ein ungemein praktisches Buch, aus dem ich sehr sehr viel für mich mitgenommen habe.
Jeder der sich schon mal ansatzweise mit dem Thema Affirmationen beschäftigt hat, findet hier zudem eine großartige, wissenschaftlich gestützte Grundlage, wie sich damit tatsächlich arbeiten lässt. Auf eine Art und Weise die uns im Leben vorwärts bringt.
Unterstützend zu denken, lässt sich lernen und tut ungemein gut.

If anyone here needs a definition of a soundtrack, a soundtrack is a repetitive thought that influences our life. It's like a belief.

I'm grateful for this book and will be thinking about thinking in a new way for many years to come.