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EPISODE · May 18, 2026 · 27 MIN

Worry has improved my life

from Useful Not Famous · host MAVEN

We've found a way to use worry to improve our lives.Worry, problem solving, attacking constraints, whatever you call it, it's what we do before going all in on an idea. By taking this approach, we've found it's given us a superpower:Conviction.Leave us a voicemail to be featured on the show: call.show/usefulnotfamousChapters(00:00) - Worry Before Betting (00:27) - Psycho Cybernetics Intro (01:25) - Mindset Without Gurus (03:34) - Perspective Shapes Days (05:46) - Opportunity Looks Like Work (07:48) - Define Worry As Planning (10:49) - Business Prep And Runway (12:40) - Cool Cucumber Confidence (15:22) - Life Has No Finish Line (19:42) - Assessing People Risks (22:04) - Hard Now Easy Later (25:21) - Run Toward Hard Things (27:03) - Final Takeaway And Wrap ---Useful Not Famous is the podcast for people who care more about making money than getting likes and subscribers.Join our useful family at usefulnotfamous.com to get one actionable tip delivered to your inbox every Monday morning.Follow us! Jeff Sarris | Amara AndrewSupport the ShowReadwise is the way to get the most out of what you read and is the only subscription that we find so valuable that we can imagine keeping it until the end of time.  Sign up for Readwise using our special link, readwise.io/maven/, and get 60 days free!

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