The What-Ifs: 5 Steps To Calm Your Today’s Worry Into 20/20

The What-Ifs: 5 Steps To Calm Your Today’s Worry Into 20/20


If you’re like most Americans, your mind overestimates threats of the unknown, forecasts a negative outcome, collects evidence to support the prediction then waits for the ax to fall. But your mind magnifies concerns about the outcome, and you end up stressing over a magnification of the situation, not the real situation. But when you pause that proof you can revise the cloudy forecast into sunny skies, and start asking positive what-ifs: "What if I get the promotion?"

Author: Bryan Robinson, Ph.D., Contributor, Bryan Robinson, Ph.D., Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/


Published at: 2025-04-16 22:06:57

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