Sweet Bites
March 15, 2024
Hi all,
Welcome to another edition of Sweet Bites, Mind Candy’s bite-sized newsletter with thought-provoking finds to send you into the weekend with.
This week we explored the balancing act of pleasure and pain (links below).
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🦉 Wisdom
“To the best of my judgment, when I look at the human character I see no virtue placed there to counter justice. But I see one to counter pleasure: self-control.”
Marcus Aurelius
Source: Meditations 8.39
💡 Concept
Post-Traumatic Growth
Post-Traumatic Growth is when one experiences a form of trauma and/or suffering and instead of being destroyed by it, finds a way to use that experience and grow from it.
Marcus Aurelius summarized this idea in his Meditations when he reminded himself:
“But if you accept the obstacle and work with what you’re given, an alternative will present itself—another piece of what you’re trying to assemble. Action by action.”
Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant state in their book Option B that there are five forms individuals take to convert a tragic experiences into ones of growth:
Finding personal strength
Gaining appreciation
Forming deeper relationships