Credit: ASCD 2016.

Anxiety Is a Superpower

Anxiety made me who I am. It’s made me empathetic to others because anxious people learn to quickly scan faces and body language, to read emotions.

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You can’t see it on my face, but I’m almost barking with panic in the photo at the top of this piece.

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Shanna Peeples
The Startup

Ed. Professor | Harvard Ed.L.D. | 2015 National Teacher of the Year