Anxiety has six identifiable superpowers or gifts; the first superpower is productivity: anxiety creates a 'what if' list focused on things important to you, evolved to drive action; to harness it, convert the what-if list into a to-do list by putting action on each item (ask for help, research, etc.) and tick through them one by one.

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Wendy Suzuki

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Anxiety evolved to have us put an action on it... turn that what if list into a to-do list. Put an action on each one of them... and go tick through them one by one.

Source

3 powerful mind states: Flow state, good anxiety, and Zen BuddhismBig Think
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:19:37 PM

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