Short-term pain for long-term gain

Overcome your conservation of energy bias

If you have two options, and one seems easier in the short term, fight your instincts and go for the seemingly harder option.

Your brain always wants to conserve energy and avoid conflict. It’s a bias that you need to overcome.

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