I mean that’s basically it. We (myself included) just make this shit way more important and burdensome and difficult than it has to be.
Like I understand that sometimes the job just going to suck and there’s not much to do. But as a general principle, people just really need to care way less, cut as many corners as possible, take things less personally, get more sleep, prioritize things that make you happy over work and put yourself first more.
We delude ourselves into thinking that our neuroticism is a coping mechanism when in reality it’s the neuroticism that is requiring us to cope. It’s just a job, and it’s a job that can you can moderately coast through for longer than you think.
Read international news (today would be a poignant day, as an example). Go look at the new space images of our tiny little blue ball. And when you’re done, close your laptop, go outside, and revel in how little it all matters. It doesn’t have to be as bad as you are making it right now. It can just be a job. I believe in you all.