Hannah Boettcher on the mental health challenges that come with trying to have a big impact
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The Evolution of Mental Health and Well Being
I wanted to talk a bit about how you think about mental health and well being more broadly. Are there any theories that you think explain why humans struggle with mental health as much as we do? Yes, there are many theories and the ones I find most useful start with an acknowledgement that pain and difficulties built in at the base layer. The mind was designed for fitness or the things that supported fitness for most of human history. So if something's ambiguous, the guy who uses caution survives more than the one who doesn't.
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