What Doesn’t Kill You, Makes You Stronger (How Embracing Pain Leads To Personal Gain)
Pain, suffering, stress, these are the great obstacles to our personal happiness. If we could eliminate all forms of pain in our life, everything would be so much better. Or would it?
Nietzsche famously said, “That which does not kill us, makes us stronger.” Sounds profound, to be sure, but is it a philosophy we should use to guide our lives, or is it just something that sounds cool?
Maverick scientists have discovered the answer to this question, and the implications of their research is potentially life-changing. These are the kind of findings that we rarely hear about, because what you’re about to learn challenges the fundamental assumptions our culture makes about what it takes to be happy and successful.
The Importance of Pain
If you were to simplify human behavior to its most basic roots, it would be stated like this: We seek pleasure and avoid pain. We chase good food, money, and sex because getting those things gives us pleasure. We avoid conflict, fire, and our in-laws to avoid pain.
