2. Destructive Mental Time Travel: Resisting the unnecessary
The majority of emotional suffering is a direct result of too much mental time travel.
Mental time travel is the amazing ability we have to think about the future with our imagination or relive events from the past out of memory. While this can serve as a warning and help us plan and prepare for the future, this can also hurt us if used inappropriately.
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