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Discussion on: What gives you the most anxiety?

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Willem Odendaal

This is probably more than you're looking for, but I'm thinking carefully about my career (and why I tend to burn out so often). I wrote this list just this morning, so I guess it's relevant...

  • Having to focus on many things at once.
  • Production support issues.
  • Team members I'm responsible for that under-perform.
  • Deadlines.
  • Business drama/chaos.
  • Problematic architectures (especially if I came up with them)
  • A lot of people depending on me!
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David Koczka

Having to focus on many things at once.

I'm also struggling with that one, most of the times I'm responsible for 3-4 projects at the same time, although not of them active at all times, but it's still unsettling.

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Ben Sinclair

I think the many-things-at-once problem is something I've never dealt with very well.
Weirdly, perhaps, it's easier now I'm working remotely because I do some of the work at the weekend and take, shall we say, "extended" breaks during the week when people are pushing for results. The company's ok with this, and it means I work more at my own pace.

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Ciscoquan

Over thinking on ideas

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Imodjin • Edited

The biggest cause of my anxiety is society. I get very nervous every time I have to go outside or go to the store. The sounds of the outside world make me feel almost panic attacks, which makes me have to wear headphones every night. In addition to anxiety, I am also haunted by irritability. In order to keep calm, it was necessary to study what is kratom. Kratom is the only thing that helps me cope with my antisociality. I feel more relaxed and able to go out to the store. So the main cause of anxiety is people, that's why i tried kratommystic.com

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Mark Andrew-Ronald Kimitch, MASc 💻🐒

Having to focus on many things at once is less of an issue with focus, and more of an issue with the brain's ability to jump back and forth between tasks. A normal brain can technically only focus on one thing at a time. People who are perceived as being able to focus on multiple things simultaneously are really just efficient at switching their focus between multiple tasks very quickly.

Perhaps thinking of it like this might help someone find ways to improve this ability within themselves?