Anxiety is an even better teacher than reality, for one an temporarily evade reality ... but anxiety is a source of education always present because one carries it within.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Anxiety educates us more consistently than reality because it is an internal state we cannot escape.
- In plain terms
- You can hide from reality, but you always carry anxiety with you.
- What can you take from it?
- Use anxiety as a signal to learn rather than ignore it.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is your anxiety trying to teach you?
- How do you usually respond to it?
Another view
Anxiety can sometimes paralyze rather than educate.
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