Mo Gawdat

So I leave 12 minutes early. I get myself a good cup of coffee and I walk like I have nothing to do. I observe all of the manic movements around New York City and I laugh my head off. I enjoy my coffee. I get to the office totally refreshed on time. 12 minutes difference. So these are things you can do to remove the reasons, the accumulation of burnout.

The third reason for why we break is what I call anticipation of a threat. The stress machinery is all about pumping you up with adrenaline and cortisol so that you are ready for fight or flight. And so if a tiger is attacking you, then a bit of stress is wonderful, by the way. We're very happy. Thank you, stress machinery. Save our life.

The third reason for why we break is what I call anticipation of a threat. The stress machinery is all about pumping you up with adrenaline and cortisol so that you are ready for fight or flight. And so if a tiger is attacking you, then a bit of stress is wonderful, by the way. We're very happy. Thank you, stress machinery. Save our life.

The problem in our modern world is that most of stress is mental. It's something that's not actually attacking you. And most of the time, it's in the future. So basically, what you're looking at is fear and all of its derivatives.

The problem in our modern world is that most of stress is mental. It's something that's not actually attacking you. And most of the time, it's in the future. So basically, what you're looking at is fear and all of its derivatives.

Fear, if you want the simplest form of it, algorithmically, again, like an engineer, fear is an equation that basically says a moment in the future is less safe than this moment. If you subtract your sense of safety in the future minus your sense of safety right now, If it's a positive answer, then you're afraid. So basically, fear is a moment in the future where I'm less safe.

Fear, if you want the simplest form of it, algorithmically, again, like an engineer, fear is an equation that basically says a moment in the future is less safe than this moment. If you subtract your sense of safety in the future minus your sense of safety right now, If it's a positive answer, then you're afraid. So basically, fear is a moment in the future where I'm less safe.

Now, your response to that is natural. You try to address the threat. So if you address the threat, you're less afraid. Understood. The derivatives of fear are the reasons for all of the stress pandemic, especially in younger generations today. These are worry, panic, and anxiety. Worry is not that there is a threat in the future. It's that you're not sure.

Now, your response to that is natural. You try to address the threat. So if you address the threat, you're less afraid. Understood. The derivatives of fear are the reasons for all of the stress pandemic, especially in younger generations today. These are worry, panic, and anxiety. Worry is not that there is a threat in the future. It's that you're not sure.

Yeah, so there may be a threat in the future and you keep flip-flopping. Am I going to lose my job so I need to go and run and find another job? Or am I actually not going to lose my job so I need to double down so I get that promotion? And that uncertainty is the reason why you're stressed.

Yeah, so there may be a threat in the future and you keep flip-flopping. Am I going to lose my job so I need to go and run and find another job? Or am I actually not going to lose my job so I need to double down so I get that promotion? And that uncertainty is the reason why you're stressed.

And that uncertainty, when you're worried, makes you try to address the fear because you're assuming it's a fear, but then suddenly try to run the opposite way because you're not afraid anymore. So my advice to people is if you're worried, don't treat it as fear. Don't pay any attention to what is threatening you. Make up your mind. Should I freak out or should I chill?

And that uncertainty, when you're worried, makes you try to address the fear because you're assuming it's a fear, but then suddenly try to run the opposite way because you're not afraid anymore. So my advice to people is if you're worried, don't treat it as fear. Don't pay any attention to what is threatening you. Make up your mind. Should I freak out or should I chill?

If there is a reason to be afraid, then treat it as fear. Don't change your mind again. If there is no reason to be afraid, then drop it and go on with your life. The second is anxiety. And anxiety is probably the most interesting of all of them because anxiety, when you're anxious, You're not focused on the threat. You're focused on your capabilities to deal with it.

If there is a reason to be afraid, then treat it as fear. Don't change your mind again. If there is no reason to be afraid, then drop it and go on with your life. The second is anxiety. And anxiety is probably the most interesting of all of them because anxiety, when you're anxious, You're not focused on the threat. You're focused on your capabilities to deal with it.

And being anxious means I can see a threat approaching me, but I feel inadequate to deal with it. So if you try to address the threat when you're inadequate, what happens is you reassure yourself that you're inadequate and you're more anxious. So don't treat it as fear. What you need to do is when you're anxious, ask yourself, what capabilities am I missing?

And being anxious means I can see a threat approaching me, but I feel inadequate to deal with it. So if you try to address the threat when you're inadequate, what happens is you reassure yourself that you're inadequate and you're more anxious. So don't treat it as fear. What you need to do is when you're anxious, ask yourself, what capabilities am I missing?

First of all, by the way, am I actually not adequate? Second is if I'm not, what capabilities am I missing? How can I complement them? Can I ask a friend to come and help me out? Can I learn something, teach myself something? How can I develop myself, not deal with the threat? And then finally, there is panic. Panic is very straightforward. It's not a question of the threat.

First of all, by the way, am I actually not adequate? Second is if I'm not, what capabilities am I missing? How can I complement them? Can I ask a friend to come and help me out? Can I learn something, teach myself something? How can I develop myself, not deal with the threat? And then finally, there is panic. Panic is very straightforward. It's not a question of the threat.

It's a question of time. If the threat is imminent, the closer it is to you, the more panicked you are. So when you're panicked, don't try to deal with the threat. Try to deal with time.