Difficult choices and effort: an archived Project Mindset post, originally published in 2021. Dates and roles reflect the original publication.
Difficult choices: choose your hard
Recently, people have suggested that I should be more relaxed about parenting, work, food and sport.
I do not feel particularly tense. I follow some rules precisely to feel more relaxed and happy. Rules can take work, but many good things in life require effort:
- A happy relationship is hard. So is separation.
- Being physically fit is hard. So is being unfit.
- Watching your diet and weight is hard. So is being overweight.
- Being disciplined with finances is hard. So is being broke.
Many things are difficult. What matters is choosing the right kind of hard.
I personally prefer a difficult process with a good outcome to an easy process with a poor outcome.
Choose your hard carefully. The related podcast is episode 31, linked below.
Mindset is everything!
More in the Project Mindset archive (German) and the Reza Mehman Podcast.
