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CTL-VII-0002

“My anxiety is through the roof and I can't shut my brain off.”

CTL · Pillar III — Control CTL-VII · Own Only What Is Yours

A racing mind is often trying to solve problems that aren't yours to solve, or that don't exist yet. Pulling back to what is actually yours — right now, today — cuts the noise.

Your Practice

Write down everything your mind is spinning on. Then draw a line through anything you cannot act on right now. What's left is your actual list. Work from that. The rest gets ignored until it becomes real.

The Architects

“Confine yourself to the present.”

— Marcus Aurelius, Marcus Aurelius, Meditations VII.29 (George Long translation: 'Wipe out the imagination ... Confine thyself to the present.')

More under CTL-VII

CTL-VII-0001“I'm obsessing over something I can't control.”CTL-VII-0003“I stopped worrying about what people think and I feel lighter.”CTL-VII-0004“I let go of something I couldn't control and found peace.”CTL-VII-0005“I finally accepted that not everything is my responsibility.”CTL-VII-0006“Someone I trusted let me down badly.”CTL-VII-0007“I've been comparing myself to everyone around me.”
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