Am I Overthinking This?
Over-answering life's questions in 101 charts
Published on 13. August 2019
136 pages
978-1-4521-7738-0 (ISBN)
Description
Did I screw up? How do I achieve work-life balance? Am I eating too much cheese? Do I have too many plants? Through artful charts and funny, insightful questions, Michelle Rial delivers a playful take on the little dilemmas that loom large in the mind of every adult. Building on her popular Instagram account, Am I Overthinking This? brings whimsical charm to topics big and small, and offers solidarity for the stressed, answers for the confused, and a good laugh for all.
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Michelle Rial is a graphic designer and a fan of charts. Her work has been featured in USA Today<?em> and on Vox, Vulture, and more. She lives in San Francisco.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Overthinking: My Daily Routine
- Where are my hair ties?
- Do I have enough hairpins?
- Am I flossing enough?
- How long should this dish soak?
- Should I wash my hands again?
- What does my tote bag say about me?
- What should we listen to?
- Has anyone seen my sunglasses?
- Do I need to cancel my credit cards?
- Can I injure myself while Q-tipping?
- Should I pop this zit?
- Did I leave the iron on?
- What am I forgetting?
- Overthinking: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
- Is this wine OK?
- Should I have more coffee?
- Am I eating too much cheese?
- Should I grab some kale?
- How am I full already?
- Does this need butter?
- Should we get ice cream?
- How should we split this?
- Is brunch fiscally irresponsible?
- Is it watermelon season?
- Why do I feel terrible?
- Should I eat the rest or save it?
- Still or sparkling?
- What can I serve at this party?
- Overthinking: the Subject Line
- How should I start this email?
- How should I end this email?
- Does this need an exclamation point?
- Am I getting fired?
- Are people judging me by my desk?
- What if I watch old episodes of "The Office" while I work?
- What if I fail?
- Can you tell I'm stressed?
- Am I good at my job?
- What's more important?
- Is this a healthy lifestyle?
- How do I make small talk?
- Do we have anything better to talk about?
- Overthinking: Adult Life
- Is it normal to cry on your birthday?
- What should I do for my birthday?
- What's so great about camping?
- Is this too luxurious?
- Should I lend you my books?
- Should I go out?
- What am I going to eat?
- Can I keep it alive?
- Do I have too many plants*?
- Which white paint should I use?
- Will my home project look like the ones I see on TV?
- How do I get better at this?
- Is it too late to start?
- Should I frame this myself?
- Which couch should I get?
- Do I have to hand-wash this?
- Is it wedding season already?
- Should I buy this?
- Should I get rid of this?
- Which bin does this go in?
- Am I using too much plastic?
- Overthinking: Relationships
- Am I going to regret this?
- Will our relationship survive this step?
- What does this mean?
- Is this a deal breaker?
- Is this a good fit?
- Can you handle my hang-ups?
- Am I a bad friend?
- Which F·R·I·E·N·D am I?
- Maybe we should talk?
- Excited for the holidays?
- Will parenthood change everything?
- Well, ok I Meant Everything
- Overthinking: the Small Stuff
- What's worse?
- Is it too early to plan my Halloween costume?
- Can I make it through another harsh winter?
- Will I ever use the math I learned in school?
- Will I ever use the math I learned in "Mean Girls"?
- Is my haircut awful?
- How much do I tip for this?
- Does everywhere in L.A. take twenty minutes?
- Why am I always late?
- Why don't I bike more often?
- What's wrong with my car?
- Can I work from this coffee shop?
- Has this* ever happened to you?
- Am I spending enough time in nature?
- What can I learn from the outdoors?
- Overthinking the Big Stuff
- How do I find a good doctor?
- What if there really is something wrong with me?
- How do I stay calm?
- Am I doing enough?
- Do I really need to worry about climate change?
- What if it's too late?
- What can I do to help?
- What is there to be grateful for?
- Is this obvious yet?
- Did I screw up?
- Should I give myself a break?
- What would the Beatles do?
- How do you measure*, measure a year?
- Will it be OK?
- Acknowledgments
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