My guess is that this – enduring a problem vs doing something about it – is a best looked at as a spectrum. Most people overall, and many people here, will be biased towards one side, will endure way less frequently than they should, or way less often. But I’m not confident that most are biased in the same direction. In reality, it really super depends on the problem. Enduring can be way better or way worse.
I would therefore not give advise to move in a particular direction, but to be aware that this is a really relevant spectrum and that there’s a good chance you might be doing it wrong and should correct for that.
An example for where directions are reversed:
Sometimes you lie down and can’t sleep. What do most people do? Get up and do something stimulating.
When I had a chaotic sleep schedule, which was true for over a decade I think, I eventually updated towards doing that more. Initially my intuition said to just lie there until I fell asleep, which almost never worked. On the other hand, I’d have done better just enduring itching until it passes – as early as possible.
My guess is that this – enduring a problem vs doing something about it – is a best looked at as a spectrum. Most people overall, and many people here, will be biased towards one side, will endure way less frequently than they should, or way less often. But I’m not confident that most are biased in the same direction. In reality, it really super depends on the problem. Enduring can be way better or way worse.
I would therefore not give advise to move in a particular direction, but to be aware that this is a really relevant spectrum and that there’s a good chance you might be doing it wrong and should correct for that.
An example for where directions are reversed:
When I had a chaotic sleep schedule, which was true for over a decade I think, I eventually updated towards doing that more. Initially my intuition said to just lie there until I fell asleep, which almost never worked. On the other hand, I’d have done better just enduring itching until it passes – as early as possible.