11 Things I Quit to Transform My Life

I think this situation is common – to be giving up way too much in an effort to protect against certain kinds of pain.

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The truth is that the fastest way to improve your life is not adding new things to serve you, but quitting what no longer does.

It just becomes this ball of dread that you don’t want to think about, but that you feel really bad that you’ve been putting off. Sound familiar?

Research suggests combining curiosity with failure strengthens learning and future recall once the answer is discovered.