“Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.” — Mary Shelley, Frankenstein (科學怪人)

“All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and the change is painful.” — Flannery O’Connor

“You never change your life until you step out of your comfort zone; change begins at the end of your comfort zone.” — Roy T. Bennett

“Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists. It is real. It is possible. It’s yours.” — Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

“Often we fail to improve our lives simply because things don’t get bad enough. If your new job is hell, you’ll leave it, but if it’s just unsatisfying, you’ll likely grind it out. Thus, small problems often threaten our quality of life more than big ones.” — Gurwinder Bhogal

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“Good is the enemy of great. Few people attain great lives, in large part because it is just so easy to settle for a good life.” — Jim Collins, Good to Great

(Gilbert et al. 2004)

The “Good Enough” Paradox: A Science-Backed Life Trap | The Curiosity Chronicle

The 3/10 job, 3/10 relationship, or 3/10 life forces change. We respond to alleviate the intensely negative experience.

But the 6/10 endures. You drift. You tolerate. You wait. The peril of “good enough” is real, simply because so few people ever do anything to change it.

It takes courage to step away from good enough to find what you’re meant for.

Change requires destruction