By Adam Grant — 2019
Frustration is the feeling of being blocked from a goal. Although it sounds like a destructive emotion, it can actually be a source of creative fuel.
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It’s natural to get defensive, but that only escalates the cycle of aggression.
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A few months and many deaths ago, I woke up exhausted, again. Every morning, I felt like I was rebuilding myself from the ground up. Waking up was hard. Getting to my desk to write was hard. Taking care of my body was hard. Remembering the point of it all was hard.
You have to hold yourself accountable to your own goals.
It recently dawned on me that I struggle with self-discipline. After years of robotically doing tasks imposed by others without having much choice about what to do and the order to do it, the ability to organise my own life exactly how I wanted it has at times proved to be daunting.
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The following interview is part of a “future of mental health” interview series. This series presents different points of view about what helps a person in distress.
The exact challenges you face are the ones that you need to tackle.
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