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Ask HN: What inspires you to persevere through adversity?

14 points justanything | 2 comments | 07 Jul 25 18:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.492s | source

Saw this question posted 8 years ago, and loved some of the responses. Would love to see what people have to say about it now.

Copying from the post: things you avoid while persevering?

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myst ◴[07 Jul 25 19:26 UTC] No.44493790[source]▶
As in The Myth of Sisyphus, doing it just in spite.
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1. chistev ◴[08 Jul 25 11:35 UTC] No.44499054[source]▶
One must imagine Sisyphus happy.
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2. myst ◴[08 Jul 25 21:22 UTC] No.44504174[source]▶
Every time he puts his hands on the stone, there is a smirk on his face.