We’ve all been there. Maybe it is a conversation gone wrong, a rough training run, or a just altogether bad day.

You can hear yourself screaming “I just want to be done.”

As people, we are wired with a default switch, which trains us to escape situations when they become unpleasant. It’s designed to keep us safe (physically, psychologically, socially, etc.), sane, and make sure that our energy expenditure doesn’t put us on E.

The problem is, the default can go into overdrive, and more than ever in today’s anxious world, it can take us away from opportunities to be healthier, happier, and more harmonious. It can also contradict the growth mindset that is critical to our well-being and contentment.

The primary issue involves what I would describe as the continuum of contentment. When thi

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