What this means in practice is that if you are not a born worrier you …

Bill Bryson
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What this means in practice is that if you are not a born worrier you have nothing to worry about (though of course you wouldn't be worrying anyway), whereas if you are a worrier by nature there is absolutely nothing you can do about it, so you may as well stop worrying, except of course you can't. ✨ Bill Bryson (2000). The Complete Notes, Random House
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