Anxiety shows up in our thinking patterns around work: - Catastrophizing: Imagining the worst possible outcome. “I will get fired if the presentation has any glitches.” - Mind reading: Imagining what others are thinking. “I know he doesn’t like working with me because he thinks I’m dumb.” - Fortune telling: Imagining what the future holds, but without data. “They will all hate me in the new group because I’m the only one who isn’t a physicist.” - Black-and-white thinking: Considering only two possible outcomes. “I’ll either hit a home run or get fired.” - Overgeneralizing: Painting all situations with a generalized outcome. “I presented to the CEO last year, and it didn’t go well. I never get things right or always fail when it comes to executive audiences.” This great HBR article offers strategies for overcoming these via Sabina Nawaz . https://lnkd.in/d2_MN-D …see more