❝ a psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience.
as she raised a glass of water, everyone expected that she's ask the "half empty or half full" question.
instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: "how heavy is this glass of water?"
answers called out range from 50 ML to 300 ML.
she replied: "the absolute weight doesn't matter.
it depends on how long you hold it.
if i hold it for a minute, it's not a problem.
if i hold it for an hour, i'll have an ache in my arm.
if i hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed.
in each case, the weight of the glass doesn't change, but the longer i hold it, the heavier it becomes."
she continued: "the stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water.
think about them for a while and nothing happens.
think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt.
and if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed incapable of doing anything at all.
-remember to put the glass down." ❞
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