Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Desperation forces people to abandon beliefs that hold them back.
- In plain terms
- Being desperate helps you change everything you believe.
- What can you take from it?
- Hitting bottom can force necessary life changes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you need to leave behind?
- How does crisis change you?
Another view
It romanticizes suffering as a necessary step for change.
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