I read a lot of articles and posts about a lot of different subjects. Some provide information I can use in my business or personal life, some are inspiring, some are just plain fun.
ome articles make me check the calendar to make sure it’s not April 1st.
Behold:
“Minimize Worry by Scheduling It Into Your Day,” summarizes an article in Psychology Today promoting the idea of scheduling 30 minutes a day on your calendar to do your worrying.
What the hell?
“Instead of letting worry distract you from your life, set aside a special time for it,” the psychologist said. “Studies have shown that scheduling worry into your day decreases anxiety over time.”
Mind you, this isn’t for people with clinical depression or an anxiety disorder. It’s for the rest of us, people with work to do, responsibilities, problems, and all the other things that are a normal part of life.
We’re supposed to validate our worries and schedule time to indulge them?
Okay, I know I don’t have a psychology degree but may I suggest another idea? Instead of scheduling time for worrying, how about scheduling time to do something about the things that worry you?
If you’ve got money problems, for example, set aside 30 minutes a day to work on ways to increase your income or reduce your expenses.
Isn’t that simpler and more logical? Isn’t that what a grownup would do?
No safe spaces, thumb sucking, jammies, or stuffed animals required.
Maybe I’m wrong. It wouldn’t be the first time. But you know what? I’m not going to worry about it.
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