If you want to hear the truth you’ve got to be prepared to be hurt a little bit.
—Naval Ravikant
In my previous Spark, I shared this: to feel different, we must think differently (read it here).
Or, put another way:
Event + Same Old Thinking = Same Experience
Event + New Thinking = New Experience
Or simply:
Event - Thinking = Reality
The mind loves defense mechanisms—wishful thinking, overthinking, or playing the victim—all there to protect us from uncomfortable feelings or thoughts. But they don’t protect us; they trap us by distorting reality. And by not living in reality, change is impossible.
Change requires us to see the world as it is, not as we wish it to be.
Successful people? They live in reality. They face their problems head-on and take action.
Reality can be brutal, but it’s also the best teacher. —Maxime Lagacé
Ask yourself: are you living in reality?
Face it.
Fix it.
Flourish.
Clear thinkers take feedback from reality, not society. —Naval Ravikant