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How to Survive Hard Times
Manage episode 488439378 series 3373672
When life gets hard, most people retreat to one of two worlds:
- Naive Optimism: This is the world of pure positivity. It is marked by an unwillingness to confront the harsh facts, but also by a steadfast belief in the ability to navigate through to the other side.
- Hopeless Realism: This is the world of pure negativity. It is marked by a desire to face the facts, but also by a loss of hope for the ability to navigate through to the other side.
But the people who survive the hard—the ones who grow stronger through the involuntary struggle—don’t operate at either extreme.
Instead, they live at the collision of those two worlds, blending Naive Optimism and Hopeless Realism into a perfect harmony.
As it turns out, this mindset has a name...
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This is the biggest sale ever on my book: 50% off the hardcover!
Now's a great time to grab a few copies for yourself, family, or friends before the sale expires.
334 episodes
Manage episode 488439378 series 3373672
When life gets hard, most people retreat to one of two worlds:
- Naive Optimism: This is the world of pure positivity. It is marked by an unwillingness to confront the harsh facts, but also by a steadfast belief in the ability to navigate through to the other side.
- Hopeless Realism: This is the world of pure negativity. It is marked by a desire to face the facts, but also by a loss of hope for the ability to navigate through to the other side.
But the people who survive the hard—the ones who grow stronger through the involuntary struggle—don’t operate at either extreme.
Instead, they live at the collision of those two worlds, blending Naive Optimism and Hopeless Realism into a perfect harmony.
As it turns out, this mindset has a name...
•••
This is the biggest sale ever on my book: 50% off the hardcover!
Now's a great time to grab a few copies for yourself, family, or friends before the sale expires.
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