This is a driving force behind the concept of anti fragility. Most of our biochemistry grows from pain -- making decisions under pressure improves our cognition and reflexes, microtearing our muscles makes them heal and get stronger (same with our bones).
Ancestral humans would have lived lives full of bad news, but if they’d ALSO allowed the bad shit to make them depressed and give up on life, they simply would have died of starvation or exposure.
Here’s a final example of how our mindset can change our perception of our circumstances:
Being hungry sucks, but it makes food taste better.
This is a driving force behind the concept of anti fragility. Most of our biochemistry grows from pain -- making decisions under pressure improves our cognition and reflexes, microtearing our muscles makes them heal and get stronger (same with our bones).
Ancestral humans would have lived lives full of bad news, but if they’d ALSO allowed the bad shit to make them depressed and give up on life, they simply would have died of starvation or exposure.
Here’s a final example of how our mindset can change our perception of our circumstances:
Being hungry sucks, but it makes food taste better.