Inverting the vex
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Inverting the vex
Anger can be deadly, but frustration is your friend.
#1. Frustration points to aspiration.
Negative energy transforms to positive action when you ask, “What do I really want?”
In the beginning, frustration tells you what you don’t want and don’t like. Use negative energy to clarify positive aspiration to serve others.
#2. Frustration says it’s time to
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running low on funds, stuck in a bad relationship, locking horns with some aggressive opponent, have an employee or student we just can’t seem to reach, or are in the middle of a creative block, we need to know that there is a way.
Ryan Holiday • The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
Some problems are like muddy puddles. The way to clear a muddy puddle is to leave it alone. The more you mess with it, the muddier it becomes. Many of the problems I dream up when I'm overthinking or worrying or ruminating fall into this category. Is life really falling apart or am I just in a sour mood? Is this as hard as I'm making it or do I jus... See more
Superhuman
Working with problems
Situations have no solution, they’re not problems, they’re simply the way it is.
Problems are distinguished by the fact that they have solutions. But that doesn’t mean that the solution is obvious, easy or convenient.
If the problem is important enough, we should pick the best available solution, not turn it into a situation.
JANU... See more
Situations have no solution, they’re not problems, they’re simply the way it is.
Problems are distinguished by the fact that they have solutions. But that doesn’t mean that the solution is obvious, easy or convenient.
If the problem is important enough, we should pick the best available solution, not turn it into a situation.
JANU... See more
Working with problems
Problems, by definition, have solutions. You might not like the cost of the solution, the trade-offs it leads to, or the time and effort it takes, but problems have solutions.
On the other hand, situations don’t. Situations are simply things we need to live with.
Once we realize that a problem we have isn’t a problem at all, but actually a situation,... See more
On the other hand, situations don’t. Situations are simply things we need to live with.
Once we realize that a problem we have isn’t a problem at all, but actually a situation,... See more