Why Worrying is a Complete Waste of Your Time

The ‘easy addendum effect’: how careful timing of your easier tasks could help you feel better at the end of the day

There are instances when worrying can be constructive. I call it “constructive anxiety.” For example, it can help you prepare for something important, like delivering a speech in front of a large audience. But, for the most part, worrying is a complete waste of time.

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Maybe the biggest problem with the 10,000-hour rule is that there is absolutely nothing in the study that suggests that anyone can become an expert in any given domain by putting in 10,000 hours of practice, even deliberate practice.

It is commonly believed that if everyone thinks something is a bad idea, no one will do it. However, a phenomenon called 'the Abilene paradox' suggests otherwise, named after a 1974 story recounted by professor and management expert Jerry B. Harvey.

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