Bad luck

Hi self-improver,

Welcome to the (late) April version of SOT.

Well I'm sending an April version in May ... I thought about skipping this version and just creating a new May version. But I am determined to stick to my habit and deliver one SOT per month. So why did I procrastinate anyway? Well I was busy with things I thought were more important. Yet, I was on track releasing it in April. But then my worst nightmare became reality ... My laptop, a.k.a my life, decided to just not work anymore. Anxiety went through the roof. All my plans and to-do list stagnated and well, so did this newsletter.

As I sat on my couch staring at the empty wall I asked myself; what now? Luckily I have had these moments that seem like destruction in the moment more often and due to my self-awareness I know how to deal with it. I started by journaling in FYT on what happened and how it made me feel, this calmed me down. Also, doing this will let FYT find triggers that I can eventually process and find out the root cause of why I got anxious in the first place. Then I implemented a little bit of stoicism, what is in my control? And so I made a to-do list of things I could actually do to solve the problem. Then instead of ruminating on what went wrong I took action and finished my to-do list. In two hours I turned the situation from I just want to cope with tv and pizza to actually it's not that bad and I'll get through this. Now my laptop is in repair and I managed to loan a replacement until it is back. I hope my story may inspire you to work on your self-awareness or just as a comedic relief to your stressful day.

How do you deal with situations like these? I would love to hear your stories.

Speak to you soon,

Tristan

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