Anxiety Coffee Procrastination Break

Most of our self–doubt comes from comparing our messy inner world to everyone else’s polished exterior.

You know your whole chaotic inner life.
You only see everyone else’s edit.

So if you sometimes worry you’re a fraud, that isn’t proof you’re fake.
It’s proof you’re honest enough to notice the gap.

Nothing in life is as important as you think it is when you are thinking about it.

• When you resist fear: It becomes chronic anxiety. You spin in worst-case scenarios, freeze when it’s time to act, and overthink every move.


• When you resist sadness: It becomes angst and numbness. You get stuck, stop trusting yourself, and lose touch with what matters.


• When you resist anger: It becomes self-criticism, passive aggression, or

“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.” — Mahatma Gandhi

I am seized by two contradictory feelings: there is so much beauty in the world it is incredible that we are ever miserable for a moment; there is so much shit in the world that it is incredible we are ever happy for a moment.

Regret is a time machine to the past.

Worry is a time machine to the future.

Gratitude is a time machine to the present.