#470 Pain Is Inevitable, But Suffering Is Opt...

Over four hundred years ago, William Shakespeare wrote a line in Hamlet that perfectly captured the foundation of modern cognitive psychology: 'There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.' We spend so much of our lives trying to control external events, believi ...  Show more

We spend a shocking amount of our time mentally living in the future. We tell ourselves that our real life will begin when the workday ends, when the weekend arrives, or when we finally reach that next big milestone. But while we are busy treating the present moment like a waitin ...  Show more

Episode 580 - Pain is inevitable in this life, we will all go through it some day. Suffering, on the other hand, is an option. You create your own suffering. The problem with that is that most people are constantly putting themselves through suffering by reliving terrible mome ...

Pain and suffering aren't the same. You can ease suffering by gently peeling back layers of worry, regret, complaint, and unhelpful story-telling to get to the pain inside.Read the transcript.Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows.Subscribe to the newsletter for regular upd ...  Show more

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2425: This thought-provoking piece explores the distinction between pain and suffering, emphasizing that while pain is a na ...  Show more

Pain is inevitable but suffering is an option. So why then do people continue to hold onto painful memories that hold them back? In this episode, I will give you the key to relieve your suffering.

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