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7 Post author: Kenoubi 27 February 2013 05:03PM

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Comment author: buybuydandavis 28 February 2013 12:28:58AM 0 points [-]

he next step would be to ask "why is that bad?" and "exactly how bad is it?"

Yes. Face the loss. What is the cost? We worry that if X, then Y, and fret all day over the uncertainty of X, instead of facing the loss of Y as a done deal, and knowing that we'll survive and life won't be so horrible.