Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You

We overestimate what's at stake. Someone who's already anxious will think that the uncertain event is going to be worse than it already is.

Our fears are often blown out of proportion. Ask yourself these questions to prevent yourself from catastrophising:

Will this matter in 10 minutes? Will this matter in 10 weeks? Will this matter in 10 years?

The 'crystal ball method', also known as a 'pre-mortem'. It offers a way to identify the big obstacles to your goal before they have derailed your plans.

The idea is simple. By running through what could go wrong in your head, you dramatically reduce the likelihood that it actually will