Publish at March 24 2021 Updated April 07 2022
In short, the law of least optimal effort would also be the cure for anxiety, but only if you look beyond yourself and consider longer periods of time. There will undoubtedly be people who will say "Calm down a bit"... and you will answer them "It's much too difficult to do nothing!
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