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Being a human and stress seemed to just go together. Anxiety and concern. They followed too. There's always something we're worried about.
If we didn't perform well on this presentation, it could mean we won't get the promotion. You felt a little tired yesterday and this morning you have a cough. Is this something serious? No, we can't afford to get sick right now.
We're juggling multiple responsibilities. We're making sure we take care of our physical and mental health. We're struggling to achieve all of our goals. We have bills to pay and mounds to feed.
We are sensitive to the slightest changes in our environment. We are nervous about the slightest clouds on the horizon. It's a modern affliction, but it's also always been this way. Not that it has to be.
I see that my child is ill. That's what I see. But I don't want to see that he's in any danger. Marcus really writes in meditations.
He was talking about stopping that very human, very natural extrapolation that we all do. Extrapolation is a nice word here because more often than not, it's better described as catastrophizing. His advice to himself as a leader as a parent as a philosopher was to stick with the first impression, adding no commentary of your own from within. Meaning the cough can just be a cough.
The subpar presentation can just be a single data point. Falling short today, it does not have to mean that everything is falling apart. Stop torturing yourself. Be present.
Focus primarily on what is in front of you. Resist the impulse to add judgment or speculation on top of what you are dealing with. Dealing with it alone is sufficient. You'll do better and be less stressed.