{"id":120149,"date":"2023-12-18T10:13:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T14:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=120149"},"modified":"2023-12-28T10:18:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T14:18:05","slug":"how-to-deal-with-hardship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-deal-with-hardship\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Deal With Hardship in a Way That Inspires Others"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How do you deal with hardship? Do you respond in a way that inspires others?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year, Yale professors Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun, and Ryan McAnnally-Linz teach a course on living well. Their book <em>Life Worth Living<\/em> captures the course&#8217;s concepts. One of the matters they discuss is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-get-through-hard-times-in-life\/\">how to deal with hardship<\/a> in the context of a life well lived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading for their advice based on insights from philosophers, religious traditions, and literary greats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-deal-with-hardship\">How to Deal With Hardship<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Volf, Croasmun, and McAnnally-Linz write that hardship is inevitable; at some point, everyone experiences sadness, discomfort, or even anguish. They explain that one&#8217;s life philosophy gives direction on how to deal with hardship and discuss two approaches: first, minimizing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/social-harms\/\">social harms<\/a> and second, finding refuge in your beliefs. Let\u2019s explore each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-minimize-social-harms\">Minimize Social Harms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Volf, Croasmun, and McAnnally-Linz explain that <strong>some thinkers believe you\u2019re obligated to minimize social harms <\/strong>like war, poverty, and racism<strong>.<\/strong> One way you can minimize social harms is via \u201ceffective altruism,\u201d a utilitarian movement centered around exercising extreme generosity to solve high-priority problems (for example, you might devote your spare time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.effectivealtruism.org\/articles\/introduction-to-effective-altruism#helping-to-create-the-field-of-ai-alignment-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the AI alignment problem<\/a>\u2014ensuring AI only benefits and never harms humanity). While this provides direct aid to people in hardship, it may not address the <em>root <\/em>cause of their suffering\u2014social injustices. If your life philosophy includes working toward social justice, the authors describe three different approaches that may inspire you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, the 18th-century English writer Mary Wollstonecraft believed society malfunctions due to gender inequality. Therefore, we should work to give men and women equal educational, political, and economic opportunities. Second, the civil rights activist James Baldwin believed society malfunctions due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/white-male-supremacy\/\">white supremacy<\/a>, which he thought arose because white people felt they needed to dominate others to cope with life\u2019s hardships. Therefore, white people must find healthier coping mechanisms. Finally, the authors say Confucius believed society malfunctions because its leaders aren\u2019t living well. Therefore, we should educate leaders on what it means to live well; then, they can set up social programs that enable regular people to live well, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find Refuge in Your Beliefs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter what we do to minimize social harms, hardship may be unavoidable\u2014how should you deal with it? The authors explain that <strong>you can deal with hardship by finding refuge in your beliefs.<\/strong> For example, Muslims believe that God created everything that exists, including hardship. This means you should trust that hardship is ultimately a good thing, since it\u2019s part of God\u2019s righteous plan for the universe. Such trust in God can help you endure your anguish with patience and even be grateful for it. Similarly, Friedrich Nietzsche viewed hardship as a valuable part of life because it inspires you to be a better person. If you agree, you can find refuge in the belief that your hardship is helping you become the person who\u2019ll enjoy what tomorrow brings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: What if you don\u2019t share the belief that hardship is ultimately good or valuable? According to Albert Camus in <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-myth-of-sisyphus\/1-page-summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Myth of Sisyphus<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>you can still find refuge in the absurdity of life. Camus believes that <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-myth-of-sisyphus\/1-page-summary#defining-the-absurd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">life is absurd<\/a> because death is inevitable, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-gives-your-life-meaning\/\">meaning of life<\/a> is indeterminable\u2014and if there\u2019s no greater purpose, hardship is meaningless, too. Instead of letting that get you down, Camus says you should <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-myth-of-sisyphus\/1-page-summary#living-an-absurd-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">let it inspire you<\/a>\u2014if nothing matters on an existential level, you\u2019re free to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-live-in-the-present-moment\/\">live in the present<\/a> and pursue whatever fulfills you in the moment.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you deal with hardship? Do you respond in a way that inspires others? Every year, Yale professors Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun, and Ryan McAnnally-Linz teach a course on living well. Their book Life Worth Living captures the course&#8217;s concepts. One of the matters they discuss is how to deal with hardship in the context of a life well lived. 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