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Hannah Boettcher on the mental health challenges that come with trying to have a big impact

80k After Hours

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How to Deal With Existential Dread

You can understand the feeling of dread as a pointer to something that matters, right? Whenever you're hurting, ask what's under threat. So one way I think you can work with existential dread is to ask how do I export this sense of urgency into actions?" "There are levels of existential dread that are just painful and not helpful"

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