The Frog Pond Effect

The question of what it takes to create — to make something of beauty and substance that touches other lives across space and time — is one of the deepest, oldest questions…

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In other words, the same frog feels better about itself in a small pond than it does in a big pond. Its absolute size has not changed, but its relative positioning has.

The 16th-century ‘spiritual rock-star’ shows how seeing your soul as a castle can be a source of strength and consolation.