Comments on: Coping Is Not The Answer

By: Debbie

Debbie — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:27:31 +0000

I am American, I find myself in a bitter battle with America and its materialistic values. It seems that most Americans are bitter, mad, and sad, and forget to look at the beauty of people or the world, because they don’t have enough as the next person. Material items are the big goal in life. Sad as it may seem, that is the American way, and I just do not fit in.

By: Some Thoughts and Quotes on Loneliness

Some Thoughts and Quotes on Loneliness — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:42:35 +0000

[...] now realize I was lonely when I wrote Coping Is Not The Answer, still one of the most popular posts on World’s Strongest [...]

By: Another Look At Coping | World's Strongest Librarian

Another Look At Coping | World's Strongest Librarian — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:02:21 +0000

[...] Coping Is Not The Answer resonated with a lot of readers. If you read it, you may have recognized something of yourself in the post. It remains one of my most popular posts, and I don’t expect that to change, unless all of our problems and pain vanish. [...]

By: The Only Reason Social Media Matters To Me | World's Strongest Librarian

The Only Reason Social Media Matters To Me | World's Strongest Librarian — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:02:56 +0000

[...] other people can and should be a joy. They are not something to cope with, but to [...]

By: What Conan The Destroyer Taught Me About Mental Toughness | World's Strongest Librarian

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:03:19 +0000

[...] at the thought might be a better way to say it. My physical pain has never been nearly as hard to cope with as the mental pain it causes—or that I let it [...]

By: Josh Hanagarne

Josh Hanagarne — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:28:11 +0000

Oleg, thanks. Maybe the blog should have been called “the path to awesomeness.” Excuses are easy and complaining is easy. Things can always improve.

By: Oleg Mokhov

Oleg Mokhov — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:07:34 +0000

Hey Josh,

A fulfilling life is proactive, not reactive.

If you’re reactive, you’re not living life to the fullest. You’re just being defensive and good-enoughing wherever you are. Reacting and coping just enough to survive and not have life totally suck. This job is good enough. This relationship could be worse. It sucks I have this condition, what can I do?

If you’re proactive, you don’t settle for less. You’re striving to maximize life. You do what you want, and if you’re not currently able to, you figure out how rather than give excuses for why you can’t.

How can I make this better? How can I bring more happiness? What are the good things here, and how do I drop the bad?

Coping and reacting isn’t the path to awesomness; it’s a mediocre survival strategy. A proactive approach to life leads to filled-to-the-brim happiness, clarity, and passion.

Great article on why coping is definitely NOT the answer,
Oleg

By: Guest Post By A Nimble Man – Josh Hanagarne | Jane Be Nimble

Guest Post By A Nimble Man – Josh Hanagarne | Jane Be Nimble — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:06:49 +0000

[...] Something you’ll also learn from visiting Josh’s blog is that he has learned to accomplish and balance all this while he also lives with Tourette’s Syndrome. Read one of my favorite posts at WSL. [...]

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:01:11 +0000

Joshy is doing great. He is the king of magical cardsharking with the hand he was delt. Not to say he doesn’t have his rage moments. He has your letter framed.
My mother is in her last months of terminal cancers. She has an amazing spiritual resolve. I’m fortunate to be blessed with a family of such strong & gifted & souls.
Hope you are doing better too, I’m sure all that time with Adam and the amazing snoring bull dog was good meds.