Dan Lim ⚡️

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Comfort is a slow killer, and it’s proven by an experiment on mice. The famous Universe 25 experiment gave a mice colony everything they ever needed: unlimited food and water and no predators. The colony thrived in a few generations but just a few years after the start of the experiment, they stopped reproducing. The males stopped competing with each other or courting females, and focused instead on grooming themselves. If you’re watching this, chances are you’re from a developed country and you also don’t worry about food/water shortages or danger. If you ask me, we live in such privileged times that we’re trending towards a similar outcome as Universe 25. Modern men are aimless, focus on Looksmaxxing, and the birth rate is falling. The human brain is not meant to be idle and comfortable. It’s a problem solving machine. And if there are no real problems to solve, our brains invent problems. So what’s the answer? It’s about finding a problem bigger than our individual comforts and survival and committing to fixing it. What’s that problem for you? #mentalhealth #psychology #modernlife

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Only compare yourself to people who are playing the same games. If they’re playing a different game, then there’s no need to compare. #comparison #comparisonisthethiefofjoy #lifepath

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Staying optimistic as an adult is a skill in and of itself. Children are often optimistic and adults are pessimistic, calling it being “realistic.” It’s way harder to get back up and try again than to call it quits. #optimistic #adulting #lifetips