The ObservatoryWorry time
Stop worrying a little all day long. Gather the worry into one fixed, limited stretch of time and sort it there.
How it works
- Where the worry livesList
- Choose your worry timeChooseWrite
- Note it and let goWrite
- Sort during worry timeWrite
- LandWrite
Worry has a habit of spreading across the whole day: a little on the bus, a little in the line, a little just as you're trying to fall asleep. Before we can postpone it, we need to see it. What is spinning right now?
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Why does it work?
Worry postponement (putting worry off until a set worry time) has a small but real effect on worry duration in a meta-analysis (2023). The effect is modest, but the tool is cheap and harmless.
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