Try any goddam thing you like, no matter how boringly normal or outrageous. If it works, fine. If it doesn't, toss it. Toss it even if you love it.
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The harder you had to work to open a package, the less you ended up caring about what was inside.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Effort can diminish the value we place on the outcome.
This quote by Stephen King suggests that the amount of effort and struggle we experience in achieving something can lead to a decrease in our appreciation for the end result. It reflects on human psychology, indicating that when we struggle significantly to obtain something, our emotional investment might become detached from the actual value of what we receive.
Themes
EffortValueAppreciationStrugglePsychology
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about perseverance in achieving goals.
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