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Wisdom from an exceptional writer, who’s been through a lot of hardship
Brain imaging studies show that people with more positive primal beliefs, or those who see the world as generally safe and meaningful, have greater activity in regions associated with approach behaviors and creative problem-solving. Meanwhile, those who view the world as threatening show chronic activation in areas linked to stress and avoidance.
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most of the demons worth slaying, they're the children of Certainty and Convenience
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There is real joy to be found in not immediately understanding exactly what a book is doing. Joy in seeing that something outside of the narrative structure we’re familiar with is at play; joy in discovering a different sense of vastness and fluidity. Joy in waiting, patiently, with rich anticipation, for the seemingly disparate pieces of a narrative to mesh, to become something huge and beautiful. Joy in realizing, several chapters into a book, that you could not possibly say what it was “about” until reading to the end, and maybe not even then.
Often we fail to improve our lives simply because things don't get bad enough. If your new job is hell, you’ll leave it, but if it’s just unsatisfying, you’ll likely grind it out. Thus, small problems often threaten our quality of life more than big ones.