Hard Work: An Antidote to the False Promises of Comfort

Feeling like the best life is one of ease? Watch out—a life of ease might be a trap that falling into may prove less rewarding than you imagined.

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I recently found myself in a lousy, no-good emotional slump.

This particular slump was characterized by an aversion to the sort of work I should be doing and resulted, predictably, in me being unable to enjoy (without guilt) any of the things I normally found pleasure in.