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Oct 14, 2024

What causes emotional suffering? Needs vs. Wants

All of emotional suffering in the human race comes from us conflating ‘needs’ and ‘wants.’ Let me explain.

"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."

- Viktor Frankl