How to Be Anxious

How to Be Anxious Create less. Consume more. Crave nonessentials. Regard everything as precious. Refuse to let go. Stare at the rearview. Espouse cynicism. Feign sincerity. Channel surf. Watch the news. Peruse social media. Inhabit the email inbox. Focus on productivity. Compare achievements. Yearn for success. Forsake sleep. Forgo exercise. Seek quantity. Disregard quality. Hide from fear. Reject help. Hold grudges. Flout gratitude. Ignore friendships. Expand the to-do list. Embrace perfectionism. Stay busy. Hurry. Take on debt. Go to the mall. Fabricate goals. Raise expectations. Lower standards. Overpromise. Underdeliver. Spend more. Save less. Rely on handouts. Shun contribution. Think only about self. Ruminate on the unchangeable. Say yes to everything. Subscribe to The Minimalists via email.