abrahamKim that's a great question and I think a tough one to answer succinctly. It would probably involve some combination of 1) acknowledging the circumstances that lead that person to...

brianball that was a perfect analogy. 

abrahamKim  good point. back-against-the-wall is very relative/contextualized. 

abrahamKim sounds good! 

therealbrandonwilson  abe & chat every other thursday PM. i'm up for a chat sometime with all of us together about warrior! I finished it in less than...

abrahamKim indeed! Reminds me of that T.S. Eliot quote I sent you awhile back: “We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to...

abrahamKim I've not, but that sounds like an amazing idea. Have a company mind?? 

therealbrandonwilson haha, that's actually a very insightful comment! I'm realizing that my writer's attention span is...

Thanks  abrahamKim ! I've got my mentor to thank for helping this really click for me. I was talking to him yesterday about how you get people to contribute to...

abrahamKim  yes, I do have an idea for the type of product I'm going to be marketing.  More to come! :) I definitely need to take the approach of taking...

abrahamKim well put - couldn't agree more.

A related quote from Sam Harris that resonated re: mindset + happiness:

“It’s appropriate to be minimalist with respect to one’s expectations. Anything ...

Thanks  therealbrandonwilson . Appreciate the encouragement to start the writing journey here on adagia. This is a great place to document the process. Thanks  abrahamKim  for extending the challenge to...