Set yourself free by developing a growth mindset toward anxiety | Psyche Ideas

Many of us face moments of not knowing, when we are doing something completely new, like assembling furniture or learning new software, and there is a certain uneasiness that is felt, as we are complete newbies in the particular activity.

We get a strong urge to avoid the seemingly difficult task in front of us, and we rush to our beloved smartphone to distract our mind.

We avoid tasks due to the problematic anxiety making us choose the easy path, in line with the principle of least effort.

If instead of succumbing to these feelings of anxiety, we persist with what we want to do, tolerating the discomfort, we start to learn new coping skills and move towards curiosity and understanding.

We realize that these seemingly large difficulties were just smoke and mirrors, having no real substance, and we simply need to move ahead and focus on the learning.