The knowledge that my ancestors have been through a lot worse.
Ask HN: What inspires you to persevere through adversity?
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Re: Ask HN: What inspires you to persevere through adversity?
#72I realized a while ago that inspiration isn't very helpful for getting you through adversity. Inspiration gets you going, but grit and discipline ultimately help you push through. I'm going to go against the grain of most of what's being said in this thread and say that the best way to get through adversity is to discard a goal-based mentality entirely, in favor of a system-based mentality. Figure out the stuff you h…
Wise words. I definitely think yours is a good approach.
Re: Ask HN: What inspires you to persevere through adversity?
#73Earlier quoted context omitted.
>"To paraphrase Churchill, "you can always count on humanity to do the right thing after it has tried everything else" The quote is actually: "Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing…after they have exhausted all other possibilities." But of course the same sentiment can be generalized for any group. Even though Churchill is credited there is no actual record or evidence of him ever saying this. And…
The parent post speaks of his/her starvation and a partner dying. You make a pedantic comment on his/her paraphrase. You are both insensitive, and you do not know what "paraphrase" means. Also, being a fan of a racist imperialist is sort of an awkward thing to confess to.
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Re: Ask HN: What inspires you to persevere through adversity?
#74Personally I look towards people I admire; especially times they screwed up. For example, right now Donald Trump is somebody that's very inspiring to me, because I consider him a great and admirable man, who has also made many mistakes over time. I admire his ability to pick himself back up and keep going. You will probably have other people you admire; look for times they made mistakes. What's important is realizing…
Admiring Donald Trump, that's depressing.
Not sure how admiring a man who made billions of dollars, build some fantastic property, became president of the United States, is a pretty good golf player, etc. is depressing. The man has achieved more than 99.99999% of people will ever achieve.
Re: Ask HN: What inspires you to persevere through adversity?
#75I think in the first place you have to be very clear about what it is you want to achieve in your career or your relationships, and more importantly why.
Why you want what you want and why you won´t settle for anything else.
Once you have that cristal clear you just got to know that failure is not final nor definite, but rather an opportunity to try again.
Re: Ask HN: What inspires you to persevere through adversity?
#761. I do not remember who said this: "Remember the bad days when going is good and remember the good days when going is bad"
2. "This too shall pass", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_too_shall_pass Nothing is permanent, the good days and the bad days
Re: Ask HN: What inspires you to persevere through adversity?
#77Earlier quoted context omitted.
>"To paraphrase Churchill, "you can always count on humanity to do the right thing after it has tried everything else" The quote is actually: "Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing…after they have exhausted all other possibilities." But of course the same sentiment can be generalized for any group. Even though Churchill is credited there is no actual record or evidence of him ever saying this. And…
The parent post speaks of his/her starvation and a partner dying. You make a pedantic comment on his/her paraphrase. You are both insensitive, and you do not know what "paraphrase" means. Also, being a fan of a racist imperialist is sort of an awkward thing to confess to.
Wow, are you self-righteous and judgemental!
I am a fan of Winston Churchill the war-time Prime Minister that stood up to Hitler and helped save Britain and Europe from the Nazis. There is no shame in that. Does that mean I agree with everyone of his personal views? No of course not.
Where do you get off passing judgement, being the moral police, and projecting onto others like that?
Paraphrasing and attributing a quote to a specific individual are two entirely different things. Paraphrasing is approximating the quote, not who said it. It sounds like you might not understand what paraphrase means.
This is a discussion on Hacker News where discourse often unfolds in different and tangential directions.
I even stated my intention was not to nitpick but that I thought it was interesting as its such an oft-citied and well-known quote with its own uncertain history(provided in the link)
Re: Ask HN: What inspires you to persevere through adversity?
#78For me, some of the things are:
* purpose - if I am up to something meaningful, that carries me through dips
* team - I don't like letting people down, so having a team I care about matters
* habits - things like my Sunday run to the ocean keep my life going automatically, meaning setbacks feel less like catastrophes
* friends - everybody has failures; friends support me through mine and tell me about theirs, which helps with perspective
* seeing feelings as transient - a meditation practice has helped me recognize that feelings come and go, and to breathe through them
Re: Ask HN: What inspires you to persevere through adversity?
#79I realized a while ago that inspiration isn't very helpful for getting you through adversity. Inspiration gets you going, but grit and discipline ultimately help you push through. I'm going to go against the grain of most of what's being said in this thread and say that the best way to get through adversity is to discard a goal-based mentality entirely, in favor of a system-based mentality. Figure out the stuff you h…
This is right.
Business is a suffering contest. Life ends in death.
There are beautiful things in both, but more times than not, despite all signals and urges to stop or give up, you must will yourself to keep moving your feet.
Those few who do give themselves the best chance to overcome adversity.
Re: Ask HN: What inspires you to persevere through adversity?
#80If you don't persevere you achieve nothing. That fact alone is often enough to keep me going.