Focused Curiosity Versus Anxiety

Today’s life coaching question is: Can curiosity about the present moment coexist with anxiety?

I am a big fan of Todd Kashdan’s work on curiosity. Todd, if you’re watching, I love your work. Thank you so much. It really is brilliant.

Earlier this week, I was on a mountain biking trip. I put my new roof rack and my bike on top of my friend’s truck. As we were driving away, I noticed myself get really anxious. I get anxious a lot. Business stresses me out. I care so much, and here I am going on a biking trip where I should be chill. I should be relaxed, but I found myself face to face with that anxious part of myself. As we were pulling away, I checked the bike again, and I still felt anxious.

Then I applied curiosity in the present moment about that part of me that gets anxious. What I noticed is that my anxiety went away. I became more curious about myself as a human being and the different parts of me. That focused curiosity in the present moment felt like magic.

So Todd, thank you for your work.

Back to today’s life coaching question: Can focused curiosity coexist with anxiety?

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