#action-vs-inaction

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Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago

I asked my mother what she thinks about when she looks at old photographs of herself and she said "I think about how worried I was and how little of it mattered" - and the simplicity of that sentence from a woman who spent decades carrying everything has been sitting in my chest for three weeks because it contains a permission I'm not sure I'm brave enough to take yet - Silicon Canals

Worry often consumes energy without yielding significant outcomes, highlighting the importance of action over inaction.
Mental health
fromFortune
5 months ago

Jeff Bezos says stress comes from 'ignoring things you shouldn't be ignoring,' not from hard work: 'You can be working incredibly hard and loving it' | Fortune

Stress arises from avoiding addressable problems; initiating small actions reduces stress even before problems are resolved.
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