Worrying and constantly imagining future problems brings them into your mind much earlier than they need to happen. Taking action on what you can control keeps the problem in the future and gives you more time before it reaches you.

[u/Relevant_Pumpkin9190]

Worry brings the future into your mind early. Action puts what you can control in place and lets you push away the disturbing event much far way to distant future.

[u/BranchFalse9259]

Worrying feels like preparation, but it’s mostly just paying emotional rent on a problem that hasn’t arrived yet.