The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction. — Plato

The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction.

Author: Plato

Insight: Pushing too hard at anything—your career, a relationship, a diet—often backfires spectacularly. The harder you grip, the more it slips away. It's why the most burnt-out people sometimes become the most checked-out.

Source: The Republic, Book VIII

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The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction.

PlatoThe Republic, Book VIII

Insight

Pushing too hard at anything—your career, a relationship, a diet—often backfires spectacularly. The harder you grip, the more it slips away. It's why the most burnt-out people sometimes become the most checked-out.

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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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