The taxonomy of concern

April 2013

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April 2013

Should I be worried yet? High above the tree line in Mt Aspiring National Park as the weather closes in
A guide to worrying, concern, angst, and fear in the wilderness Worrying typically gets a bad rap, it’s almost always seen as counterproductive (in fact the word stems from the old German wurgen; to strangle) and most people see it as an uninteresting homogeneous, residual emotion; the burnt edges of life’s toast; to be scraped […]
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