hugging anxiety

Tag: books

  • leashing the black dog: understanding depression and what to do about it

    leashing the black dog: understanding depression and what to do about it

    brett mckay, the founder of the art of manliness, hosts an excellent podcast i recommend to almost everyone. it covers everything from stoicism to style to strength training, all wrapped in thoughtful conversations about what it means to be a good man in the modern world.

    but beyond the confident voice and well-groomed mustache, mckay has shared something more personal: his experience with depression. in his short book leashing the black dog, he gets honest about what that looked like for him and what helped him manage it.

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  • what is time anxiety, and how to cope with it?

    what is time anxiety, and how to cope with it?

    first time i heard the term “time anxiety” was in the book of the same name by chris guillebeau. and i immediately understood what it was about.

    you’re sitting on a beach, the sun is setting, everything seems great… but instead of soaking in the moment, your brain’s somewhere else. it’s thinking about the emails you haven’t answered. the big life goals you should be working on. the slow crawl toward the inevitable “not enough time.”

    that creeping, restless feeling? that’s time anxiety—a sneaky, modern-day monster that makes you feel like you’re always behind, even when everything’s technically fine.

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