Acharya Prashant addresses the issue of overthinking and anxiety by stating that the solution is to work. He explains that to be anxious, one needs to be blessed with a lot of spare time. He describes anxiety and worry as a form of "indulgence" that one chooses to engage in. There is a subtle enjoyment in being worried, as it makes one feel important, as if something significant is about to happen to them. He calls this a covert kind of fun and an indulgence that one finds time for. He connects this tendency to narcissism, explaining that when you worry about something bad happening to you, you are implicitly asserting your own importance, believing you are significant enough to attract a major misfortune. He questions this self-importance, asking if one is truly that big. The speaker emphasizes that there is a subtle pleasure in worry, and the antidote to this self-centered worry is immersion in action. When one is immersed in the right action, there is no time or space left to worry. He suggests that people steal time away from work to indulge in worries and fancies. Acharya Prashant compares this indulgence to young people fantasizing. Some fantasize about beautiful things, like in romantic comedies, while others fantasize about scary things, like in horror films. He argues that fundamentally, the objective is the same: entertainment and escape into an unreal, virtual world to titillate oneself. This use of imagination, whether for positive hopes or negative worries, serves to take one away from the fact of their life. Worrying about a future problem is a way to convince oneself that the present is alright, which he contends is a false assumption. The real "demon," he says, is already within, and fancies are manufactured to avoid facing this reality. The ultimate solution is to engage in action and work. He presents a scenario: if a real, imminent threat were approaching, one would act, not sit and brood. Therefore, if the threat one is thinking about is real, the response should be to work. If the threat is not real, one should recognize it as a pointless fancy, metaphorically slap oneself, and find some work to do. The key is to avoid getting trapped in circular thought and instead immerse oneself in the right action.