But then there are those people who overidentify with their emotions. Everything is justified for no other reason than they felt it. “Oh, I broke you… - Mark Manson

Decision-making based on emotional intuition, without the aid of reason to keep it in line, pretty much always sucks. You know who bases their entire lives on their emotions? Three-year-old kids. And dogs. You know what else three-year-olds and dogs do? Shit on the carpet.

That's simply reality: if it feels like it's you versus the world, chances are it's really just you versus yourself.

The rare people who do become truly exceptional at something do so not because they believe they're exceptional. On the contrary, they become amazing because they're obsessed with improvement. And that obsession with improvement stems from an unerring belief that they are, in fact, not that great at all. It's anti-entitlement. People who become great at something become great because they understand that they're not already great — they are mediocre, they are average — and that they could be much better.

Hopelessness is the root of anxiety, mental illness, and depression. It is the source of all misery and the cause of all addiction.