Great Suffering, Great Change, Great Success

For ordinary people like us—without connections or good luck—only when backed into a corner can we strike with unstoppable force. And the biggest problem ordinary people typically face is: in order to dodge exponential suffering, they’re willing to give up exponential growth and returns, remaining stuck in linear pain for years. Those who do pursue exponential growth often do so precisely because they’ve long immersed themselves in exponential hardship—great suffering breeds transformation, transformation breeds greatness.