Episode #40: Undefeated Mind with Alex Lickerman
The Art of Manliness
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The Counterintuitive Principle of Accepting Pain
A lot of suffering that people experience in life is not as a result of bad things happening to them, but it says a result of them trying to run away from the bad feelings. The idea that there is legitimate pain for us to feel and that when we feel it, we should allow ourselves to feel it can be very powerful. When you suddenly transform yourself from someone who does everything they can to avoid whatever pain you're feeling, it can be even physical pain. Suddenly you become really powerful and things you were able to do will surprise you.
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