AI Anxiety

Are you feeling anxious about AI taking over your job? You’re not alone. We will explore that today on The Wise Effort Show with Morra Aarons-Mele in this repost of her episode, in which she interviews me about what to do about AI anxiety on The Anxious Achiever podcast.

When Morra reached out to interview me for her podcast, The Anxious Achiever, about AI anxiety, my first reaction was, “I don’t know anything about AI. I’m the worst person for you to interview.” But then I paused and realized I know a lot about anxiety.

And when we look at anxiety, whether it’s anxiety about AI, about the election, about your kids, or a health diagnosis, it tends to have similar impacts on us in terms of the way that we can get rigid in our thinking, caught up in a story, avoid things, use our energy up in ways that, deplete us. There are wise effort pathways—psychologically flexible pathways—that can help.

While interviewing me, she was doing the exact thing that I want all of you to do: turn your energy around. Morra discloses in this podcast interview that she’s anxious about AI, and that’s actually what motivated her to do this whole series on the Anxious Achiever on AI, not just about AI anxiety but all sorts of things related to AI.

Morra confronts her anxiety head-on, doing it in a psychologically flexible way and, in the process, helping all of us—with ours. That is a wise effort. So listen for that. You’ll hear Morra ask me about AI and job anxiety and some of the same skill sets you will hear throughout our Wise Effort episodes.

Listen and Learn What to Do About AI Anxiety

AI and Job Security Concerns
Distress Tolerance Skills
Recognizing, Embracing, and Creating Space Your Feelings
Understanding the Root of Your Anxiety
Harnessing Emotions for Positive Action
Using AI with Intention and Purpose
Adapting to Change and Uncertainty

Listen to Dr. Diana Hill discuss how to use skills related to moving towards what’s uncomfortable, practicing compassion, self-compassion, getting curious, opening up, and using your genius wisely.

About The Anxious Achiever with Morra Aarons-Mele

The Anxious Achiever with Morra Aarons-Mele: a podcast on a mission to reframe how we think about anxiety and mental health at work, with stories from leaders who’ve been there and advice from experts to help you thrive.

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