Self-Knowledge Question #24: Worry Lines
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24. Are there aspects of your life that you worry about?
To quote a boomer sage, "What -- me worry?"
The article on the end of that link lines up very well with my own thoughts on worry. The author's characterization of worry as "the agitated anticipation of what the world may do to us in the near or distant future" describes how I feel about it very well. And when they noted later that refusing to worry does not mandate abdication of responsibility ("Whenever there is a practical way to grab the steering wheel of our destiny [...], we should certainly do so"), but instead allows us to focus on the actions we choose and their effect, I felt myself nodding in total agreement. ("[W]e have to deal sensibly today with the seeds of probable tomorrows. But we don't have to be lost in agitation over the ways they may sprout.")
So, when I catch myself worrying about something, I try to ask myself, "So, what are you going to do about it?" If that inspires a conclusion that appears worthwhile to me, I'll put it into effect; otherwise, I'll file the conclusion away and take another look the next time the situation arises. And I'm fine with that.
24. Are there aspects of your life that you worry about?
To quote a boomer sage, "What -- me worry?"
The article on the end of that link lines up very well with my own thoughts on worry. The author's characterization of worry as "the agitated anticipation of what the world may do to us in the near or distant future" describes how I feel about it very well. And when they noted later that refusing to worry does not mandate abdication of responsibility ("Whenever there is a practical way to grab the steering wheel of our destiny [...], we should certainly do so"), but instead allows us to focus on the actions we choose and their effect, I felt myself nodding in total agreement. ("[W]e have to deal sensibly today with the seeds of probable tomorrows. But we don't have to be lost in agitation over the ways they may sprout.")
So, when I catch myself worrying about something, I try to ask myself, "So, what are you going to do about it?" If that inspires a conclusion that appears worthwhile to me, I'll put it into effect; otherwise, I'll file the conclusion away and take another look the next time the situation arises. And I'm fine with that.
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