Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the season... — Plato

Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons, or in individuals, or in governments.

Author: Plato

Insight: When you overcommit to anything—work, dieting, even optimism—you're basically setting yourself up for the opposite swing. Your pendulum doesn't rest at balance; it crashes the other way. Understanding this might be the only real cheat code to staying steady.

Source: Republic, Book VIII, 563e

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Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons, or in individuals, or in governments.

PlatoRepublic, Book VIII, 563e

Insight

When you overcommit to anything—work, dieting, even optimism—you're basically setting yourself up for the opposite swing. Your pendulum doesn't rest at balance; it crashes the other way. Understanding this might be the only real cheat code to staying steady.

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Plato

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician, born around 428 BC in Athens, Greece. He is known for founding the Academy in Athens, one of the first institutions of higher learning in the Western world. Plato's philosophical works, including "The Republic" and "The Symposium," continue to be highly influential in Western philosophy.

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