“The truth is that many of the qualities we admire in human beings can only function in opposition to some kind of disaster, pain, or difficulty; but the tendency of mechanical progress is to eliminate disaster, pain, and difficulty” 

—George “Fuck Technology” Orwell

What’s your gut reaction?

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Personally I fully agree with this, however find it hard to apply to anyone but myself without recoil.

I think a hard life makes for thick skin and adaptive thinking. And I always put myself under pressure when I need to perform cuz that's how I get peak performance.