Summary:
In this rerun episode I talk about how 85% of the things we worry about never happen. I talk about examples of this in my own life and share some practical tools and examples of how to stop worrying.
In this episode you will learn:
“My life has been filled with terrible misfortune. Most of which never happened” - Michel de Montaigne (2:55)
We can handle the other 15% (4:00)
97% of what you worry about is irrelevant (5:00)
Don’t get caught up in certain situation (5:40)
We are inherently biased to negativity and scary things (7:00)
“If you can’t fix it, don’t worry about it. If you can fix it, don’t worry about it” (8:35)
Things that seem huge in the moment, will seem irrelevant in the future (11:21)
Ponder how many times you’ve gotten through it (12:00)
Let go of the worry and be present (13:05)
"If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today.” - E. Joseph Cossman
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