Taking in bad news...

Just like the yin and the yang, bad news go hand-in-hand with good news. When we get lots of great news, we should always expect to get a pretty decent share of bad ones. Then, when it happens, what should we do?

Fall into a deep depression, consider suicide or digest what we get, meaning understanding the underlying facts soberly and calmly, before coming up with the best plan to deal with them.

This could be finding a solution, taking a loss, starting over again plus a number of other not-so-pleasant remedies. The sooner we handle the bad news, the sooner they'll be behind us.

Just one important detail to keep in mind though; if the bad news is something we have any control over, let's make sure to learn from it and to draw the experience that will guarantee it's only a one-time occurrence!