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348: Dr. Luana Marques (Harvard professor), How to transform anxiety into power

The Strategy Skills Podcast: Strategy | Leadership | Critical Thinking | Problem-Solving

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How to Deal With a Negative Reaction

Psychological avoidance is only when we're trying to get a quick fix instead of enduring our emotions. I used to do that for many years and try not to anymore, but early on in my career, whenever I felt threatened, I just react. And so all of this is say the psychological avoidance is not about what we do is the why we do it. If the why of our actions is really to just get a quickfix, then there's no real threat at all. So any male threatening you isn't a threat to your life; Walking away is safety.

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