productive misery
6 Sep
From Emily Shur:
Last week I photographed filmmaker Davis Guggenheim and had a really nice talk with him during the shoot. One thing that stood out to me was his acknowledgement of learning the most during the really, really low points in his career. I agreed with him wholeheartedly. As unpleasant as the bad times are, there would be no growth or change without them. When else are you forced to really look at yourself, your path, your decisions, and what could be possible? When everything is awesome, you’re just floating. When you’re stuck, you have to make a conscious effort to get un-stuck. It’s not fun, but I think it’s important.
…I do feel like there is value in misery. For one, when you’ve been miserable you really appreciate when you are no longer miserable, and two, you are forced to make your situation better. And then you do. And then it is.
