Perspective ยท 4 min

Turn a worry into one action

Worry repeats until it is either acted on or put down. This decides which.

How to do it

  1. State the worry in one plain sentence.

  2. Ask whether there is anything you could do about it this week. Answer honestly.

  3. If there is, write the smallest first step and when you will do it.

  4. If there is not, say so out loud, and name what you will do instead for ten minutes.

Uncertainty is uncomfortable. It is not yet news.

If you want to write something

What uncertainty are you treating as if it were already a bad outcome?