How to move forwards in hard times 😢
2023-09-15 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:42 · watch on YouTube
Topic: Mindset, motivation and happiness · mode: Reflection and life update · tags: He changed his mind
Ali says the fear of unpleasant emotions holds people back from risks; life is a jagged path, and instead of forcing past every setback he now lets the anxiety in and keeps going, accepting that things will not always go to plan.
What is said
The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).
00:00:00 — Moving forward through setbacks by allowing the anxiety in
- ★★ Ali says it is natural to want to resist unpleasant emotions like stress, anxiety or unhappiness, but this fear can really hold us back from taking risks. — 00:00:00
- ★★★ Ali says life is a jagged path: rather than forcing yourself forward past every setback and avoiding difficulties, allow the anxiety and worry in, sit comfortably with things not going to plan, and keep going towards the ultimate goal. — 00:00:00
- ★★ Ali says accepting that things will not always go to plan, and that this is okay, is the biggest difference between how he used to think and how he thinks now, and is far more psychologically liberating. — 00:00:29
Threads in this video
- refine · How do you deal with rejection and failure? — Ali says life is a jagged path: rather than forcing yourself forward past every setback and avoiding difficulties, allow the anxiety and worry in, sit comfortably with things not going to plan, and keep going towards the ultimate goal. (00:00:00)
- shift · How do you deal with rejection and failure? — Ali says he used to meet setbacks by forcing himself forward and avoiding the difficulty; now he lets the anxiety in and accepts that things will not always go to plan, which he finds far more psychologically liberating. (00:00:29)
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