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A sunny disposition is worth more than fortune. Young people should know that it can be cultivated; that the mind, like the body can be moved from the shade into sunshine.

I reran into that quote the other day (along with some other great quotes, many about dealing with fear and angst.)

I've been thinking a lot about how it's like there's a separate part of my mind who really wants me to worry... who sounds alarm bells all the time, who doesn't realize triggering a fight or flight response will too often lead to the "flight" of angsty procrastination...

Like, I think that quote is right. More often than we realize we have some level of control of the spin we are putting on our view of life, and you might as well try to nudge things to be content and productive, as much as you can.