Earn Your Happy

Move Faster, Block the Noise, and Keep Going When It Hurts

Dec 24, 2025
Embrace pain as a powerful motivator and a catalyst for growth. Imagine future regret to fuel your drive toward big goals. Reframe discomfort as essential training, not punishment. Beware of loved ones who may inadvertently sabotage your dreams and establish boundaries when needed. Remember, stability is an illusion—bet on yourself and act boldly. Readiness is a choice made in fear, and faith is built through hardship. Persist through rejection and invest in mentorship to accelerate your journey.
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INSIGHT

Pain As Your Compass

  • Pain is a compass that points toward what matters and fuels action more than pleasure.
  • Pulling future pain into the present creates urgency and momentum for big goals.
ANECDOTE

Rat Experiment Shows Pain Drives Action

  • Scientists sped up rats' approach to bait threefold by placing a cat scent behind them instead of using tastier food.
  • Lori Harder uses this study to illustrate that avoiding pain (fear) often drives behavior more than pursuing pleasure.
ADVICE

Pull Future Pain Forward

  • Pull future pain forward by imagining the regret you'll feel if you don't act and use that feeling to motivate decisions now.
  • Use future-focused pain to prioritize execution over endless consumption of inspiration.
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