Homo sapiens is a genus full of anxiety, as our ancestors who didn't "worry about tomorrow" either died from hunger, or got killed by those who did. Anxiety is an evolutionary feature.
I used to think this way. Spent decades justifying it as a motivator. It's a trap.
It made sense if you were risking your life whenever you went to get food. If you're trying to recreate those feelings by undercharging the battery of your smartphone, you're just bored
It doesn’t matter. You’re not trying to recreate anything. Your brain is just wired that way already. You’ve got it from your parents, who got it from their parents, all the way to our predecessors in Africa.
