How to create a life of stress: Overcommit
How to create a life of stress:
Overcommit. Say yes to everyone.
Go broad. Try to know everything and be useful to everyone.
Spend more than you earn.
Buy stuff you don’t need on credit.
Complain rather than act.
Argue about things you don’t control.
Ignore your health. Be sedentary. Avoid exercise. Indulge. Drink a lot.
Sacrifice sleep. Stay up late. Wake via an alarm.
Avoid books. Focus on daily news.
Compare yourself, your success, and your possessions to others.
Spend time around negative people with a victim mindset.
Focus on goals, not systems.
Elevate your lifestyle each time you get a raise.
Strive to impress others.
Demand the finest.
Climb the ladder so you can manage more.
Completely fill your calendar. Schedule every moment.
Trade your freedom for more money at every opportunity.
This thread is inspired by the inversion principle:
Ask “what actions would likely lead to *undesirable* results?”