According to Edwin Friedman, in his book  A Failure of Nerve, being anxious has a side-effect. The fixation on a negative outcome narrows our thinking and creates the deception of a quick-fix. If we could just win one election… If my spouse would just make one change… If my boss would just agree to my way… If they would just raise/lower taxes… If I could just get one raise… …then everything would be ok. It’sContinue Reading…