# Panicking vs. Handling Tension Elegantly

By [fractalchris](https://paragraph.com/@fractalchris) · 2022-12-07

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VIDEO ---> [https://youtu.be/sjpIWvRMF\_U](https://youtu.be/sjpIWvRMF_U)

I discuss this analogy: 

A songwriter being OK with taking a break from a particular song when there's no clear direction (instead of trying to force its completion). 

\--SIMILAR TO-- 

A chess player being OK with lots of tension (instead of immediately resolving all the tension knee-jerk style). 

Also, “Sleep on it” is good advice when making an important decision; meaning, revisit the idea tomorrow and you’ll most likely have significantly more perspective, clarity and confidence with which to make a better decision. 

LINKS: 

— Lightness Meditation sessions, [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw/about](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw/about)

— Podcast Engineering School, [https://podcastengineeringschool.com/](https://podcastengineeringschool.com/)

— Chris’s fractal art and social media, [http://fractalchris.com/](http://fractalchris.com/)

— The Mystic Show (podcast), [https://themysticshow.net/](https://themysticshow.net/)

— Leap Beyond Your Limits (book) — [https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Beyond-Limits-Chris-Curran/dp/1599303426](https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Beyond-Limits-Chris-Curran/dp/1599303426)

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