Preparedness paradox

Okay kiddo, have you ever heard the saying "better safe than sorry"? It means that it's better to prepare for something bad that might happen, just in case it actually happens. But sometimes, preparing too much can actually be a bad thing. This is called the preparedness paradox.

Let me give you an example. Say we live in a place where it hardly ever snows, but one day we hear on the news that there's a chance of a big snowstorm coming our way. It's important to be prepared, so we start buying lots of shovels, bags of salt, and snow tires for our cars. We might even start canceling important plans and staying indoors to avoid the snow.

But what if the snow didn't end up being as bad as the forecasters predicted? Then we would have spent all that time, effort, and money preparing for something that never happened. We might have even missed out on important things in our lives because we were too worried about the snow.

So, the preparedness paradox is when preparing too much for a possible event can sometimes cause more harm than good. It's important to be aware of risks and take steps to be ready, but also to balance that with living your normal life and not letting fear take control.