I'm an atheist, but the philosophy of Buddhism (westernized as Mindfulness) makes a lot of sense for me: we suffer because we desire, and we suffer less when we

I'm an atheist, but the philosophy of Buddhism (westernized as Mindfulness) makes a lot of sense for me: we suffer because we desire, and we suffer less when we desire less. I had to unPavlov myself when my phone rang during home office. As soon as it rang, I assumed it was trouble and wished it would go away. Now I just answer, and if it's trouble, at least it doesn't bother me more than it should. Same goes with positive desires. I had to learn to enjoy working from home as long as possible, and not stressing because we would return to the office eventually. Home office has ended for me, but the last couple of months were less stressful because I stopped wishing for it to last more.