My 5 Secrets to Happiness - Secret #2
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My second secret to happiness is one that I learned while I was doing my flight training. I realized that there are a lot of things in one’s life that one can control, however, there are an equal if not greater number of elements that simply cannot be controlled; one of these elements is the weather. There were many days when I would get so anxious and, in some cases, angry at the fact that I couldn’t fly because of the weather. One of the courses that I took as part of my commercial pilot training was “Human Factors”. The course discussed the psychological factors that can effect a pilot prior to and during a flight. One of the key things I learned from that course is that flying is about mitigating risk and that taking chances can significantly increase many of the risk factors. Many elements like weather for example cannot be changed or effected by my very limited intervention. So, that said, my second secret to happiness is…
“Focus on those elements that YOU can effect. Avoid wasting time
trying to change things that you cannot.”
Simply put, if you cannot change something or have no effect on a situation then don’t waste your time and energy trying to change it. For example, you cannot change the weather, so if it rains there is no point getting upset, just grab your umbrella and enjoy it.
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