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Stoic Coffee Break

95 - Imagined Anxieties

Apr 13, 2018
03:59
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The podcast discusses how imagined anxieties can hinder personal growth and the importance of facing challenges directly to overcome fears and worries.
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Quick takeaways

  • Real problems are not as worrisome as our imagined anxieties about them.
  • Confronting challenges directly minimizes mental stress caused by overthinking and worrying.

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Imagined Anxiety and Overcoming Worrying

The episode delves into the idea that many of the problems we face are not the actual challenges but our imagined anxieties about them. By constantly worrying about the potential negative outcomes, we often suffer more mentally than when dealing with the actual problem. The speaker shares a personal experience of hesitating to market themselves as a freelance programmer due to fear of rejection, which hindered their business opportunities. The episode highlights that facing challenges head-on can alleviate the excessive mental burden caused by overthinking and worrying.

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