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What does it mean?
Waiting for better times is painful and feels irrational when things make no sense.
In plain terms
Waiting for good times hurts when nothing makes sense.
What can you take from it?
Accept that waiting can be painful.

Where it applies

  • delayed success
  • hardship
  • stagnation

Putting it to work

  • tolerate delay
  • acknowledge pain
  • keep hoping

Questions to consider

  • What are you waiting for?
  • Is waiting worth it?

Another view

It romanticizes suffering without resolution.

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