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Live In The Gray
The healthier replacement for "never get comfortable."
How it works
- 1Don't stay comfortable, because comfort is where growth stops. Don't crush yourself proving a point either.
- 2Always be carrying something a little heavy, deliberately chosen.
- 3Evaluate opportunities through the obstacle-is-the-way lens, then take the right amount of weight.
- 4Compounding discomfort beats occasional heroic suffering.
Hear it on the podcast
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