… on a debt that never comes due.”
That quote is from the Spanish writer Mamet, recently quoted on Twitter by Kevin Smith, writer and director of the various “Jay and Silent Bob” movies, and director of the new film “Cop-Out”. I liked the quote a lot, so when I started experiencing some worries, I felt that it’d be a good topic to start with.
Like a lot of people, I tend to worry about things which I (usually) have very little control over. Take yesterday, for example. Those of you who follow me on Twitter probably saw my updates regarding the call from my manager, that I am currently* clueless about. I know that there is nothing I can do but wait, and yet the worry still seeps in, even though I can’t think of anything I did worth worrying about. All that I can do is wait until later for an answer, but the longer the wait, the more the stress.
A lot of people stress about things they can do nothing about. Sure, I could call my boss’ cell phone and ask her to tell me what it was about, but I don’t know if she’s in the middle of something, and both the suspenseful wait and the pissed-off boss are bad options, far as I’m concerned.
My suggestion, which I’ll be trying my best to apply to my own situation, is to follow Kevin’s (and Mamet’s) advice, and don’t worry so much about it. If the problem never comes to fruition, then you’ve wasted valuable energy worrying. If it does turn out to be an issue, then you can deal with it at that time.
*And by currently, I mean when this blog was written/posted. If you’re reading this after 8am on March 5, 2010, then I’ve since been told what it was about. lol
1 comments:
My personal favorite is "Don't worry about the future. Or, worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4 pm on some idle Tuesday." I've found this to be incredibly true. The things I've worried most about have, in general, turned out to be not so catastrophic, whereas the real catastrophes never seemed like they could be real enough to worry about. For all that, though, it's an awful lot harder to actually relax and let things you have no control over go. It's human nature to worry. I guess the trick is to find a way to compartmentalize, put the worry on a back burner. It's gonna be there, but it doesn't have to control you.
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