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When Your Mind Leaves Today

Overachievers tend to let their minds drift from the present moment. There’s a problem with that.

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The human brain tends to drift out of the present.

We’re convinced that pulling forward yesterday&#8217;s or tomorrow’s problems and analyzing them to death will make life better.

It simply doesn’t work.

It is effective and appropriate to plan for future events. It helps ensure they go smoothly.

However, once we’ve completed the planning, the brain has only one job left – worrying.

Unfortunately, very few of us are adept at recognizing when planning ends and worrying begins.

As a result…

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