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What does it mean?
The speaker avoids new trends and spreading themselves out, traveling slowly by foot, accepting discomfort to keep changing.
In plain terms
I don't buy new things or spread out; I go slow and stay uncomfortable so I can change.
What can you take from it?
Staying uncomfortable fuels constant change.

Where it applies

  • personal growth
  • career
  • lifestyle

Putting it to work

  • accept discomfort
  • embrace slowness

Questions to consider

  • Are you comfortable enough to change?
  • What slows you down?

Another view

Constant change can cause instability.

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