Worrying About the Future
Worrying about the future means living in denial about the fundamentally uncertain nature of life.
Chronic worriers live under the illusion that thinking is always problem-solving and that planning always leads to greater levels of preparedness. But neither of those are true:
- Just because you’re thinking about a problem doesn’t mean you’re thinking about it productively.
- And just because you’re planning — running through countless hypothetical future scenarios — doesn’t mean you’re any better equipped to handle them. Often, you’re just making yourself feel more prepared.
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