Exploration of the relationship between challenges, meaning, and personal growth, emphasizing the significance of pursuing difficult endeavors that matter and reframing obstacles as opportunities for strength and development.
added by Alex Dobrenko · updated 10d ago
“To me, challenging doesn’t look like the person who just grinds through a project to get it done, sacrificing sleep, family, or any semblance of balance. While brute force may be effective short -term, I’m convinced it doesn’t lend itself to sustainable creativity, joy, or meaning (and sustainability is everything – from a biological and mathemati
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Unfortunately for those who have fully bought into positive psychology and its findings, a life of pleasure-seeking is not what creates a deep sense of meaning and satisfaction. It’s the load, the challenge, and the opposition that create true fulfillment and accomplishment. True happiness often involves taking a hit in the present to pave the way
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