Tag: anxiety
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Living in Fear or Living in Confidence
There are two modes of dealing with our life: Living in Fear – the mode of seeking “Freedom from” and seeking validation for our past decisions Living in Confidence – the mode of clarifying “Freedom to” and making choices as a responsible being. Over the last 7 months, I have noticed that I have slipped…
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Fear of an Ordinary Life, Part 2
I ran out of battery on my iphone this afternoon while sitting in starbucks. Â I was waiting for 2 people. Â I had to stay. Â It was good that I ran out of battery, because I ended up looking at Tibidabo mountain for 30 minutes and thinking about life. I was thinking about my post on…
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Fear of an Ordinary Life
My anxiety: It’s not FOMO but FOOL Last week, I was given the thoughtful gift of a book “How to be Bored“. It describes the anxiety arising from the Fear Of Missing Out, made famous as FOMO. I have a hard time sitting at home doing nothing productive. I have a sense that I am…
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Agonizing over Decisions
The human condition: to be aware that we are free to take decisions and that these decisions can turn out to be poor choices. It is normal to suffer and regret decisions. Nobody has an anxiety-free life: not even in the movies, not even in romantic songs.  Alain de Botton shares a wise insight into existential crises…
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Status Anxiety [great podcast…]
Status Anxiety is a much bigger issue today than at any time in history. The self-help gurus have sold us on the idea that each of us individually has the power to succeed or fail within us. Â If I read “Awaken the Power within” I will find my power and inevitable achieve riches. Â If I…
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Guilt and Mistakes
The basic freedom we have in life is the freedom to make mistakes. Â If we can’t make (reasonable) mistakes and learn from them, what freedom do we really have? “The first time it is an accident, the second time it is a decision.” My girlfriend likes to say: “The first time it is an accident,…
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4 ways of dealing with Anxiety
There are 4 ways of dealing with Anxiety Remove the source of anxiety – avoid the stress. Â This is a poor coping strategy. Â There is no growth in capability. There will always be a reduction of my performance levels when the stressor is present. Manage my level of anxiety – learn to auto-adjust down (relaxation…