Denny Cordero

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When you experience a setback, your conscious mind can therefore become the target of a double attack—a crossfire, as it were—directed by your subconscious mind and assisted by your emotions. Under these circumstances, your conscious mind will struggle to think clearly, and as a result, you might end up with a second-rate workaround to your setback. And even worse, once your emotions are triggered, they are hard to subdue, so they may continue to disrupt your life long after the setback that triggered them has been overcome. Dealing with your emotions and your subconscious mind, I should add, ...more
The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient
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