"Problems are rarely as bad as we think—or rather, **they are precisely as bad as we think. It’s a huge step forward to realize that the worst thing to happen is never the event, but the event and losing your head**. Because then you’ll have two problems (one of them unnecessary and post hoc)." ([Location 836](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00IX49OS4&location=836)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[hindsight-bias]], [[perceived-threats]], [[fear]], [[failure]], [[adversity]], **Source** -- [[202409180132 - B - The Obstacle is the Way]]