A 2005 Cornell study found 85% of worries never happen. Of the 15% that do, 12% turn out better than expected. Only about 3% of what you worry about actually goes wrong, so worry mostly just steals your present joy.
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Worrying is just praying to the devil. Psychology shows that 85% of the things that you worry about will never actually happen. A study that was done in Cornell University in 2005 had people track all of their worries and they found out that most worries were just mental noise and 85% never happened. The remaining 15% that did come true, 12% of that 15% ended up being better than they thought it would be, which means that only 3% about what we worry about actually happens. One out of 33 worries comes true. What a waste of your precious time and energy. So when you find yourself worrying, learn to shift your thoughts in the moment. Because worry doesn't prevent future pain, it only steals your present joy.