Increasingly coming to see the wisdom of the approach: the best way forwards is to harden.
Luckily, I've gone this path before.
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Growing up in soft, coddled Norway made me soft, coddled and entitled.
I rebelled. The years right after teenage were brutal. Very brutal.
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But I'm glad I broke away from that. I could still be living in my little bubble of knowing the world is hard but being protected from it.
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Instead, I feel a greater sense of calm now. If things don't work out, I am ready.
It's time to push harder. A lot harder.
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It may seem weird to push yourself harder in rough times, but most problems come from having nowhere to go with your energy.
Humans endure.