Nicholas Bate says “Your brain has a WCSG: a Worst Case Scenario Generator. And it’s cool; it saves your life several times a week by assuming that cars won’t slow down, those mushrooms are not edible and that it’s worth paying for insurance. But it does kick-in at awkward times. It truly doesn’t crave change. It tends to assume the staus quo has worked so is a good place to be. That’s why you need to remember that many situations are a whole lot easier than the WCSG is projecting in your mind. It is easier to get a new job, start a business, get super healthy, write a book, end that crappy relationship, than you think. Literally. Ahhh…but…how do you know the valid difference between a real WCS and just an unhelpful one? Down time. You’ve got to have some down time. Not TV, not a glass of wine. Not even five-a-side football. These are all fun but they are not the down down time we need here: real data deprivation time so what is important can really surface. And when you get into that zone, some call it meditation, you’ll know. Absolutely simultaneously in heart and gut that it is absolutely easier than (you were) thinking. Bring it on.” via Why It’s Easier Than You Think.