Confronting problems is choosing to suffer now in the hope … - M. Scott Peck

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Confronting problems is choosing to suffer now in the hope of future gratification rather than choosing to continue present gratification in the hope that future suffering will not be necessary.

M. Scott Peck

The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth · 1978 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Morgan Scott Peck (22 May 1936 – 25 September 2005) was was an American psychiatrist and best-selling author who was most well known for writing the book The Road Less Traveled, published in 1978. He wrote fifteen books in total.

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