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Pivot · Friday, July 3, 2026

Scott Galloway Offers 'Action Absorbs Anxiety' Advice

Scott Galloway shared a piece of advice he often gives to young men, which he attributes to Dan Harris: 'Action absorbs anxiety.' He explained that when feeling anxious about something, taking immediate action can help alleviate those feelings.

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He has whenever I'm mentoring young men, he has one of my favorite pieces of advice that I was give to people.
Scott Galloway
Action absorbs anxiety.
Scott Galloway
So you have a lot about something you're anxious about something. Do something. Immediately start moving against it and addressing it and you start to feel better.
Scott Galloway
Heard on Pivot — “Trump's Crypto Windfall, Dems' Anti-Establishment Wave, and the Supreme Court’s Big Week, published Friday, July 3, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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