Frustration is just energy without a to-do list.
The moment you feel your jaw tightening, grab a pen or a notes app and start listing. Anything.
Ways to fix it.
Reasons it bugs you.
Places you’d rather be.
Snacks you want to eat.
The content of the list matters less than the act of making it. Your brain shifts from spinning to sorting. The storm gets names, categories, options.
Somewhere between item seven and item nineteen, you notice it.
The frustration is smaller.
The gap is shorter.
And you are already walking out of it.
Stay Positive & Perhaps I Should Make This List Longer?
Garth Beyer is a Certified Cicerone®, Product Marketer, owner of Garth's Brew Bar and a Madison-based freelance writer.
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