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James Clear on How to Build Better Habits

The Daily Stoic

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The Height of Your Joy Is Tiered to the Depth of Your Suffering

There's something about the struggle that makes the outcome more, you know, enjoyable. The height of your joy is tied to the depth of your sorrow in that sense. Jimmy Carter said the rest of his life was trying to provide a better answer to that question. And it also encourages you to measure outcomes in a different way.

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