Welcome to Let It Be Easy with Susie Moore.

I have the most soothing and incredible message for you today if you are worried about something.

And I've got to say, I think almost all of us at some point are worried about something or

another. Maybe it's our next career move. Maybe it's, you know, we're freaking out over

making a decision. Maybe we're worried about our kids. Maybe we're worried about losing a friend.

I think these worries just exist in our consciousness. And I have a powerful message for you today that will bring you

relief and will bring you a sense of perspective. Now, let me just say, if you haven't already,

I really recommend listening to the interview with Sean Acre on the podcast. He's Harvard's

happiness professor. And we had a wonderful conversation on this topic. But for today, I'm reading

you chapter 99 of Let It Be Easy. My friends, get the book if you like these daily messages.

If you like this pod, you will love the Let It Be Easy book. Okay, here it is. It's called

anticipatory fear is the worst kind of fear. Did you know that looking forward to

something like a vacation or a nice date is equally or even more enjoyable than the event itself?

My friends, the research is very, very clear on this, okay?

That's why I don't need surprises. I want to enjoy the event before it even happens.

Turns out, anticipatory fear works the exact same way. Happiness researcher, Sean Acre says,

adversities, no matter what they are, simply don't hit us as hard as we think they will.

Our fear of consequences is always worse than the consequences themselves.

I find this so soothing.

Whatever I'm worrying about right now is worse in my head than it is in real life.

You've survived every bad or hard thing that's already happened to you, right?

Really, let me ask you, haven't you survived all of your worst days?

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