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Comment by xyzelement

> Quite often a reasonable, achievable, and worthwhile desire goes unpursued because we have a simultaneous desire to not pursue it. When we say something is “impossible” or “too hard” or “not in the cards,” that’s a clue.

This resonates. Many who are stuck frustrated not getting what they want have talked themselves out of trying to get it to begin with.

A good another clue is 3rd party attribution. "My life is bad because of bitches/billionaires/Mexicans/whatever" - I've never heard anyone talk like that while also maximizing what's in their power to change.

parent xyzelement 3 years ago

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