Optimal Finance Daily - Financial Independence and Money Advice 3402: In Defense of the Worry Warts by Greg Audino on Embracing Anxiety Traits
Dec 28, 2025
Explore the complexities of worry as Greg Audino challenges the notion that all worry is unnecessary. He highlights the emotional journey of grappling with uncertainty and emphasizes that self-acceptance is crucial for personal growth. Audino underscores that some worries are circumstantial rather than senseless, and practical strategies like meditation can help manage them. The discussion reveals the gray areas between control and the anxiety that accompanies striving for it.
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Worry Isn't Just Controlled Or Uncontrolled
- Wayne Dyer framed worry as only about what you can or cannot control.
- Greg Audino argues there's a muddy middle where control is uncertain and worry persists.
Ambition Creates New Worries
- Modern belief in limitless possibility creates a new kind of worry: turning the uncontrollable into the controllable.
- That worry focuses energy on figuring out how to reclaim control rather than accepting outcomes.
Donna The Actress Illustrates Career Worry
- Audino uses Donna, an actress, to show worry about a career's uncertain future.
- Her worry shifts from whether to how she might gain control, spawning many sub-worries.