How imagining the worst-case scenario may help you better prepare, according to JudithMatloff
Center at the University of Pennsylvania and his mantra is all about cognitive shifts.
“This is different than wasting energy on something that’s unlikely to occur,” Seligman wrote in an email. “Rather, it’s coming up with a contingency for what could be a challenging situation.” Soldiers, war correspondents, and medics all go through simulation exercises for emergencies. Much of their training for interventions hinges on anticipation and restoring a sense of order and predictability. That way, their reactions become rote. You’ve thought about it before, you have the resources, so you’re going to feel less frazzled when it happens.
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