Psychology

Happiness requires struggle. Without struggle, the world would lack meaning and our joys would feel empty. Be grateful for your struggles, because within them is the constant opportunity for purpose.

Mark Manson x.com

One of the most effective ways of becoming a smarter human being is learning facts that trigger negative emotions. It will teach you that your emotions are the primary cause of issues with knowledge and logic. When you can do something smart that feels bad, you're smart.

Evan LaPointe x.com

“The desire for more positive experience is itself a negative experience. And, paradoxically, the acceptance of one’s negative experience is itself a positive experience.” — Mark Manson

“The nature of childhood wounding may be broadly generalized into two basic categories: 1) the experience of neglect or abandonment, and 2) the experience of being overwhelmed by life.”

The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife

James Hollis