"Apply yourself to thinking through difficulties-hard times can be softened, tight squeezes widened, and heavy loads made lighter for those who can apply the right pressure." -SENECA, ON TRANQUILITY OF MIND, 10.4b
("어려움을 극복하는 데 몰두하십시오. 힘든 시기는 부드럽게 할 수 있고, 답답한 상황은 넓어질 수 있으며, 무거운 짐은 올바른 압력을 가할 수 있는 사람들에게 더 가벼워질 수 있습니다." - 세네카, 마음의 평온함에 대하여, 10.4b)
Have you ever been hopelessly losing a game that suddenly broke wide open and you won? Remember that time when you thought you were certain to fail the test, but with an all-nighter and some luck you managed to eke out a decent score? That hunch you pursued that others would have given up on-that turned out brilliantly?
It's that kind of energy and creativity and above all faith in yourself that you need right now. Defeatism won't get you anywhere (except defeat). But focusing your entire effort on the little bit of ...
