I've heard it said recently that we all analyze too much and that instead of

I've heard it said recently that we all analyze too much and that instead of

I've heard it said recently that we all analyze too much and that instead of thinking about things we should just act? An example, (in a <i>New York Times</i> Op-ed, though I can't remember the date) was given that rather than laboring in thought over what it means to be a good person, we should just do things such as help old ladies across the road (though I don't know how often that opportunity arises). What do you as a philosopher think of this advice? Is it necessary or important for us as humans to think, or can we just be? Won't we all be happier if we just existed (...and loved one another) rather than convoluting ourselves with thought?

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