People who can face a lot of frustrations without breaking down will be able to go after bigger and more difficult problems, which, most of the time, will bring bigger rewards.

And we should all aim for something that will cause at least some degree of discomfort.

"The purpose of life is to find the largest burden that you can bear and bearing it." -Jordan Peterson

The truth is that problems will always exist. It doesn’t matter how rich and educated we become, we will face different problems, so we might as well aim for the ones that will come with greater rewards.

And this is not said to encourage a materialistic life. You should strive for greatness in every domain. Fitness, family life, and intellect.

Money, of course, isn’t everything, but nowadays, it’s quite a big part of everything. Sure, money can cause a lot of problems, but it can also solve a lot of them as well.

“If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you’re needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person.” - Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Letters from a Stoic

We won’t outrun our problems, so there is no point in trying to run faster or longer. The point is to become tougher so we can stop and deal with them, and then we can keep moving.

We shouldn’t aim to enhance our tolerance for stress only to be more successful, but also to not become slaves to our problems. The longer we can face the stress, the longer we will maintain our control over it.

"What worries you, masters you." - John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding - Volume I

There is something beautiful in stress if we can go toe to toe with it. It shows you that we’re alive, that we can still fight, that we won’t back down, that we can stay on our feet, take some punches, and then hit back until we win.

Ultimately, there is also the reward of knowing that we’ve overcome one more obstacle. We proved again that we can deal with it.

Conclusion

We need to not only embrace difficult situations but also pursue them, because not only will they make us stronger, but they will also bring greater rewards.

Cheers!