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I tried taking medication to deal with a demanding lifestyle before, but then I analyzed how my environment shaped me. Turns out I spent most of my waking hours at work and no matter how much I optimized myself, it never stopped. What helped was switching jobs and where I live.

I simply needed to do maintenance on the base levels of the hierarchy of needs to keep the upper levels intact. It may not work for you, but most of your effort should first go into evaluating whether what you do still works in your favor.



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