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Dom de Lima's avatar

I really liked this: 'Problems in life are the evidence of your existence.' A simple yet profound reminder of how struggle and growth go hand in hand.

Your approach to negative thinking is thought-provoking, especially in how you distinguish fear as a short-term motivator. Fear is such an interesting psychological phenomenon, when it helps us prepare, it’s useful. But when it fuels worry and chronic anxiety, it becomes a burden. As you said, the key is recognising whether it's leading us to meaningful action.

Great read, Mayank!

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Mayank's avatar

Thanks for sharing your perspective on fear, Dom.

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Moon Arica's avatar

I was tired, tired of giving in. So much wisdom packed into this sentence. It's a great story no matter when we read it. Sometimes we'll be surprised at the outcome when we did something extraordinary, even at the expense of ourselves.

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Mayank's avatar

Those moments are euphoria. Thanks for the read, Moon.

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Moon Arica's avatar

When you enjoy your own writing, it's a great sign!

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Mark's avatar

Great entry to the challenge Mayank. I also liked the quote that Dom pulled out.

The fact that we have problems is evidence that we're living.

I want to link that to another quote that I can't remember but I'll try and summarise is that our aims as humans shouldn't be to eradicate our problems completely but to replace them with better problems.

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Mayank's avatar

Yup, that's reality. We can say that we cannot get a perfect life, but continue simplifying it.

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