Inaugural Title

The Relief of Not Knowing

Stop Overthinking Decisions / Start Trusting Yourself

Samuel K Wood

A book for anyone carrying a decision they cannot put down.

Overthinking is not a failure of the mind. It is a sign that the mind has been asked for something it cannot give: certainty about what hasn't happened yet, a guarantee that the decision will not be regretted. And the loyal mind, being diligent, keeps trying.

The Relief of Not Knowing is what remains when the demand for certainty eases. Something present beneath the thinking. Something that has been there the whole time.

Available June 9, 2026.

The Press

Headwater Press is an independent publisher. The Relief of Not Knowing by Samuel K Wood is its inaugural title, available June 9, 2026.

The Author

Samuel K Wood overthought nearly everything for a long time, eventually understood why, and wrote this book because the understanding changed something worth sharing. He is not a therapist, a monk, or a productivity expert.

He lives in Northern California, where he works with his hands, building things slowly, one piece at a time. He makes a good omelette. He sleeps better than he used to. His dog has never once overthought a decision and is better for it.