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Old 02-18-2011, 22:28   #8
GratefulCitizen
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Have a close friend who made an interesting distinction when it comes to overcoming difficulties.
He distinguishes between tasks that are "hard" and tasks that "suck".

When a task is "hard" it is difficult/unenjoyable and the outcome is in doubt.
When a task "sucks" it is difficult/unenjoyable but the outcome is not really in doubt, given persistence.

Finishing an unknown distance ruck march in under the prescribed time would be hard.
Finishing it would suck, but the outcome is not really in doubt, given persistence.

Most of the unenjoyable tasks in life just suck.
Few are actually hard.
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