Most things last between a few seconds and a few minutes.
Then, we make them linger in the form of thoughts, feelings, desires, fears, preoccupations, so they become a central part of our life and drive our behavior.
Next time you feel angry, bored, worried, nervous, awkward, disappointed, try and sit with it without doing nothing. Nothing at all.
You’ll be surprised by how quickly that goes away.
Onto the next one.