T I M E M A N A G E M E N T
Although the worries in the third category tend to be much
larger in scope, they are also less immediate and therefore take
up less of the worrier’s psychic energy than do more immediate
concerns, like the question of what to have for lunch.
Whatever you’re worried about, you must realize that worry
doesn’t help.
Measuring the Worth of Worry
- Write down something you were worried about when you
were a child. - Write down something you were worried about in high
school. - Write down something you were worried about a year ago.
Now ask yourself these three questions about each worry:1. Am I still worried about this?- How has the situation resolved?
- Did worry help in any way to resolve the situation?
I’m willing to bet that in each case worry did little or nothing
to help. Specific action may have resolved the situation, the pas-
sage of time may have eased or erased it, or you may have simply
learned to live with it.
What are you worried about right now?
Ten Ways to Get Rid of Your Worries.
1. Don’t resist or Deny the Fear
That only sends it underground, where it will fester and grow.
It will return, stronger than ever, to attack you when you’re most