Getting Unstuck in Life (shown with a helpful visual)

Humans often prefer stability, even if a better life is on the other side of some temporary discomfort. Before we get to that, let’s first visualize “stability” as a locally maximum point on a polynomial function, such that changing your environmental conditions or your behaviors, results in less satisfaction in life: Example: you’re relatively happy with your freelance contractor job. If you took on more work, you might make more money, but you’ll probably get stressed and return to your baseline. It’s the same for if you took on less work, you might get bored and return to your baseline. Thi