79 You don't need this skill unless you're ambitious
No. 79 – 9 Jun 2024
Welcome to the 79th edition of the True Progress Newsletter, a weekly newsletter on mastering fear and anxiety for optimal performance.
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INSIGHTS TO REFLECT ON
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If you want more focus and higher work output, relying solely on productivity tools and time management systems won't cut it. You need an internal toolkit to fight off emotions so they don't get the best of you.
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Making logical excuses for why you shouldn't do something and then going back into your comfort zone is the pathway to misery. Eventually, this behavior makes you more anxious, clouds your judgment, messes with your relationships, and cements your risk aversion.
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"Emotions can be the enemy if you give in to them, or they can be a powerful ally if you learn to control them."
— Tony Robbins
EMOTION TO MEET
Neuroscience and brain-imaging research shows that properly naming an emotion is critical to managing and taming it.
Here's 1 to explore:
Resentment
Definition | A feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury.
Example | She bore bitter feelings of resentment toward her ex-boss.
Origin | From the French word "ressentiment," which is derived from the verb ressentir, meaning "to feel strongly" or "to feel again."
CHALLENGE TO GROW
Think of a task or goal you had but neglected because it involved putting yourself out there in front of other people.
Now, with task or goal in mind, ask yourself the following questions:
What mood does it put you in? Pleasant or unpleasant?
What emotion does it make you feel?
What might be causing you to feel this way?
This exercise alone should trigger some thoughts and put them into perspective.
⌾ Reply to this email and let us know how it went.
Till next week,
— Carlos & Stef
