 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
Now every kind of fears grows worse by not being looked at. The effort of turning away one's thoughts is a tribute to the horribleness of the spectre from which one is averting one's gaze; the proper course with every kind of fear is to think about it rationally and calmly, but with great concentration, until it has become completely familiar.
Source: Bertrand Russell: he Conquest of Happiness, 1930, chap.5: Fatigue
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The habit of not looking at things that are frightening or undesirable to you can often lead to bad results eventually. It is often better to ignore things that are not worth worrying about or that are unlikely to have bad consequences, but it is better to think about things that need to be dealt with as soon as possible, rather than later.
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