"**Discomfort is key to our growth, and desirable. Anxiety is key to our growth, and desirable. What is all of this discomfort and anxiety about, anyway? It’s about wanting to have the answer, wanting to solve the problem. Wanting it to go away. To remove everything that’s wrong and replace it with things that are right**. To replace bad with good. To solve the mystery. To yang the yin. To escape the threat. To close the loop. To resolve the disagreement." (~[Location 1271](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B081J97HLQ&location=1271)~) -- [[202308181241 — AtN — Embrace feelings of discomfort as they may reflect a growth mindset]] *** **Tags** — [[quotes]], [[anxiety]], [[juicy-sentences]], [[mindfulness]], [[self-reflection]], **Source** — [[202308170952 — B — Why Are We Yelling]]