Let what frightens us often isn't the problem itself, but rather the fear of fear, which magnifies the severity of the problem and transforms a trivial issue into a vast ocean.

When you can visualize the problem concretely, describe it accurately without evading it out of fear, you'll discover that the answer also appears, and you'll find the problem is far smaller than you imagined.

When facing a problem, ask yourself: will this problem kill me?

Not in the sense of social death—not that many people care about your dignity or which crack you'd want to disappear into. If it won't result in actual death, then it's a minor matter.

Beyond life and death, everything else is trivial.