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In general I agree with this, though it seems to be mostly about startup founders pivoting. I do take issue with this suggested exercise: > What bad things ar
by vlunkr 4y ago
In general I agree with this, though it seems to be mostly about startup founders pivoting.
I do take issue with this suggested exercise:
> What bad things are you afraid of happening? Imagine in detail what it would be like if they happened.
I know people that do this regularly, I would consider it indicative of an anxiety disorder, not a healthy behavior.
- dnissley 4y agoI think it depends on your reaction to those imaginings. I do a decent amount of "staring into the abyss." It's actually a way for me to calm my anxiety. Because once I walk through the worst case scenarios in detail, I can always say: I will make it, I will be fine, I can be happy even in those situations. If I don't explicitly walk through the scenarios in detail, I tend to catastrophize them in a vague way -- "It'll be terrible", "no good", "so unhappy". There's something about doing this detailed walkthrough that requires me to state my previously unstated assumptions that are often very wrong.