tl;dr: • Frustration happens when our progress toward a goal feels more effortful than we expect it to be. • You can manage frustration by using planful problem-solving for stressors you can control, and positive reappraisal for stressors you can’t control. • When we’re struggling, we may reach a point of oscillating between frustrated rage and helpless despair. Solution: Choose the right time to give up, which might be now or might be never; either way, the choice puts you back in the driver’s seat. • Your brain has a built-in mechanism to assess when it’s time to quit. Listen to its quiet
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