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negative visualization

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A mental technique where you deliberately imagine worst-case scenarios to reduce anxiety and prepare mentally for potential challenges.

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Mark Manson

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Mark Manson recommends ✓ High confidence
"Write the worst case scenario down. This is often called negative visualization. Think about what can go wrong."
From: How To Give the Fewest F*cks • ▶ 0:51 • Feb 2026

Attribution: Mark Manson explicitly recommends this technique as step four of his method, explaining what it is and how to use it