Anxiety

We need to erect a firm distinction between feelings and reality: to grasp that an impression is not a prognosis, and a fear is not a fact.

Hope for that which is utterly just, and prepare yourself for that which is utterly unjust.’

It’s not simply our fault that we’re anxious; the machines we’re trying to live through are riddled with flaws.

To help us cope with our equally wonky minds, we need to lean just as heavily (as we do here) on philosophy, psychotherapy and self-reflection.

‘I know you’re sure there is a bear out there (at that party, in that newspaper article, in that office meeting). But is there one really? Really really?’

a firm distinction between feelings and reality: to grasp that an impression is not a prognosis, and a fear is not a fact.

the threat of not appreciating what we have while there is still time