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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

3032: Why Growth Requires Struggle by Mark Manson on Psychological Resilience

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

Optimal Living Daily LLC

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Education, Self-improvement

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3032:  Mark Manson delves into the psychological aspects of pain, trauma, and resilience in his article. He explores the 'Goldilocks Zone of Pain,' arguing that the right amount of struggle is essential for growth and emotional strength, while too much can lead to trauma and too little to entitlement. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://markmanson.net/why-growth-requires-struggle Quotes to ponder: "Similarly, the way to grow psychologically stronger is to progressively challenge yourself to confront experiences that are both challenging but also within your perceived ability to manage." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

What puts the mighty in McMillan mighty hikes?

0:03.0

The adventure with my mates.

0:04.6

All the different emotions you go through.

0:06.9

The memory of my late wife.

0:08.5

Knowing that I'm helping support people living with cancer.

0:11.5

Grab your boots and take on one of 15 stunning hikes across the UK.

0:16.0

Do it as a team with friends and family.

0:19.0

Or rise to the challenge by yourself.

0:21.0

Every step, sweat, tear and smile will make a difference to people's lives.

0:27.0

Search mighty hikes to sign up today.

0:31.0

Spark your creativity with the Sims. Sometimes you might feel like you're not creative

0:37.0

and you have to go in search of your creative spark again.

0:40.0

Maybe this is catching up with creative friends, experimenting with a new look or trying out a new recipe.

0:46.0

And thanks to The Sims, inspiration is just one game and one spark away.

0:51.3

Ready to spark something. Download The Sims 4 and play for free.

0:58.8

This is optimal living daily episode 3032, why growth requires struggle.

1:05.1

By Mark Manson of Mark Manson.net.

1:08.0

And I'm Justin Molek, your personal narrator reading to every single day of the year

1:11.8

with permission from authors and now always with a bit of commentary at the end.

1:17.0

And with that let's get right to it as we optimize your life. Why growth requires struggle by Mark Manson of Mark Manson.

1:30.0

I get a lot of reader questions about pain, trauma, challenge, and struggle.

1:37.0

Most of these questions were some variation of,

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