It’s easy to get caught in a worry state of mind.
We solve one worry, then another rears its head. We flit from problem to problem; our to-do list never finished.
It’s scary to consider, but maybe we derive meaning—in a weird way—from feeling like we have to solve the next worry on the list.
This has a crushing second-order consequence, though: we spend less time on important things.
Less time with family. Less time pursuing a new skill. Less time resting.
But perhaps it’s liberating to know another worry is just around the corner. Perhaps we can use it to our advantage.
If we know it’s coming—whatever it may be—it can’t catch us by surprise. We then have a chance to respond; to control it, rather than it control us.