Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Worrying costs energy for problems that may never happen.
- In plain terms
- Don't pay emotional interest on troubles you borrow.
- What can you take from it?
- Avoid worrying about hypothetical problems.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What worries are real vs imagined?
- How much energy do you spend worrying?
Another view
Some worry prepares us for real risks.
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