Live in “day-tight compartments.”
As a ship has compartments that can be sealed to prevent water in one compartment from flooding another, so too do we need to seal off the past and the future. “We cannot live one moment in either of those eternities and to try to do so could ruin both our minds and bodies. We can be content to live the only time we possibly can—today.” —Dale Carnegie
How to face trouble:
Mr. Carnegie calls this a “magic formula” for dealing with worry situations. Accepting the worst that can happen liberates us from a violent contest with reality. It frees us to move into problem solving mode.
a. Ask yourself, “What is the worst that can possibly happen?”
b. Prepare to accept the worst.
c. Try to improve on the worst.
Remind yourself of the exorbitant price you can pay for worry in terms of your health.
Dr. Alexis Carrel, Nobel Prize Winner in Medicine, says that “Business people who do not know how to fight worry, die young.” How many of the things we worry about are worth that price?
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