Over the years I have realised that worrying is a very bad habit that we inculcate with the increasing stress in today's world. Well, we can't avoid the circumstances that we encounter but we can deal with them in a practical way to reduce the worry and anxiety.
Here is what I have learned:
There are certain things in life that are controllable like working hard for an exam or any particular event in life. However, there are other things that are not controllable like the outcome of that hard work.
This is the question you need to ask yourself to deal with worry and anxiety in life?
Is the thing I am worried about is controllable or uncontrollable?
If it is controllable then think of some possible solutions to reduce or eliminate the problem.
For example: If you are worried that you are not making the right use of this pandemic time, then do something about it. Read more and more books, consume good content and execute what you learned. This is when you practically deal with this anxiety.
The perspective totally changes when it is an uncontrollable thing.
When things didn't go as plan, we tend to feel bad per se we decided to start focussing on self-growth and being productive but things didn't go as planned. We feel bad, but is it really controllable?.
This is when you can't control the outcome, you can only do your best. So, give your best! That's it.
To summarise, give your best shot in things you plan and work for but if things go south, don't worry: don't be hard on yourself.
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