Curiosity Chronicle What Are You Tolerating That’s Holding You Back?
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Sep 15, 2025 Explore the transformative power of subtraction for personal growth. Discover how eliminating negative habits and influences can be more effective than simply adding new ones. The concept of 'creeping normality' challenges you to confront what’s holding you back. It's an eye-opening discussion that redefines progress and encourages meaningful change in your life.
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Subtraction Often Beats Addition
- Most people default to adding positives when trying to improve their lives instead of removing negatives.
- Subtraction is often the simplest and fastest path to meaningful progress.
Ask What You’re Tolerating
- Ask yourself: What am I currently tolerating that I shouldn't be?
- Identify, address, and remove those self-defeating mindsets, relationships, and compromises.
Creeping Normality Hides Harmful Change
- Negative changes often arrive via creeping normality and become accepted over time.
- Small, incremental tolerances compound until they significantly harm your life.
